19940323028569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Galena, OH · March 23, 1994

Date: March 23, 1994 · 10:33 local
Place: Galena, OH
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3631V
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 85 total12 in this make and model

N3631VRegistered now · Cessna 140S/N 14902 · Built 1948 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: the pilot experienced an engine failure about three minutes after takeoff. During our interview we discussed what he did, to try and restart the engine. It appears that Mr. Head performed as many possible tasks as could be expected to restart the engine in the time available prior to touchdown. The engine would not restart. The pilot picked a field that was suitable for landing, privacy data omitted cmh-fsdo airworthiness inspectors could not find any indications of a mechanical failure of the engine at this time.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE ABOUT THREE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. DURING OUR INTERVIEW WE DISCUSSED WHAT HE DID, TO TRY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT APPEARS THAT MR. HEAD PERFORMED AS MANY POSSIBLE TASKS AS COULD BE EXPECTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE IN THE TIME AVAILABLE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PILOT PICKED A FIELD THAT WAS SUITABLE FOR LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CMH-FSDO AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS COULD NOT FIND ANY INDICATIONS OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AT THIS TIME.