# Incident 19940323028569I: Cessna 140, Galena, OH, March 23, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1994, 10:33 local time
- Place: Galena, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2249° N, 82.8785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2249&lon=-82.8785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3631V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3631V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 12 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940323028569I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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