No fatalities

CIRRUS SR20 accident at Watertown, WI, 30 Sept 2025

Watertown, WI, United States

On September 30, 2025, a CIRRUS SR20 operated by Wisconsin Aviation was involved in an aviation accident near Watertown, WI. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane following the student pilot’s bounced landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 13 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane following the student pilot’s bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action which resulted in diminished airplane performance during the go-around.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Pitch control — Not attained/maintainedLateral/bank control — Not attained/maintainedYaw control — Not attained/maintainedInstructor/check pilot