From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on final approach into Watertown Municipal Airport (kryv) in Watertown Wisconsin onto runway 23 aircraft N300KR a PA-28R-200 arrow with only the pilot on board struck a tree top outside of the airport perimeter then struck a perimeter fence post prior to a hard landing in the grass just short of runway 23 pavement. There were no injuries. The pilot taxied the aircraft to the ryv FBO. The weather was sunny fair and calm at the time. The local FBO performed an engine run up and established flight control continuity with no defects noted.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH INTO WATERTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KRYV) IN WATERTOWN WISCONSIN ONTO RUNWAY 23 AIRCRAFT N300KR A PA-28R-200 ARROW WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD STRUCK A TREE TOP OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT PERIMETER THEN STRUCK A PERIMETER FENCE POST PRIOR TO A HARD LANDING IN THE GRASS JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 23 PAVEMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RYV FBO. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY FAIR AND CALM AT THE TIME. THE LOCAL FBO PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP AND ESTABLISHED FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.