Milwaukee Air Traffic Control contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office after Madison Approach received a report that a private aircraft pilot had broadcast a Mayday call reporting an engine failure, Saturday afternoon, October 24 at 4:30 p.m.
The aircraft made an emergency landing in a farmer’s field near Deer Road, in Addison.
The 67-year-old Milwaukee pilot and one adult male passenger departed from the airport in Racine County at 9 a.m. They made a brief stop at Hartford Municipal Airport before continuing to Oshkosh, where the aircraft landed for fuel. While returning to Racine County, the aircraft experienced an engine failure…