# Accident 19980522010649A: Cessna 140, Holt, FL, May 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1998, 16:45 local time
- Place: Holt, FL
- Airport: Yellow River Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7201° N, 86.6693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7201&lon=-86.6693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2102N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2102N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980522010649A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTING AFTER ENGINE REPAIRS. ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED NEAR AIRPORT. HIT SOFT SAND. NOSED OVER. (.4) ON MAY 22, 1998, AT 1645 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140, N2102N EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM THE YELLOW RIVER AIRPORT IN HOLT, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST COME OUT OF OVERHAUL, WHICH INCLUDED THE REBUILDING OF THE ENGINE. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED HE EXECUTED A NORMAL TAKEOF. AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED THROUGH 500 FEET, THE ENGINE HAD A "SUDDEN BUT SMOOTH POWER LOSS". AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT STATED HE SELECTED A FIELD FOR LANDING AND EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED SOFT GROUND AN NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY TEXTRON LYCOMING FOUND THE ENGINE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED, AND CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT. THE ENGINE TIMING WAS CHECKED, MAGNETOS WERE TESTED, CYLINDERS WERE EXAMINED, AND COMPRESSION WAS CHECKED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. LYCOMING DID NOTE HOWEVER, THAT THE CARBURETOR WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE EXAMINATION ELIMINATING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE RUN. ACCORDING TO LYCOMING, THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOLT FL. AIRPORT (FD93) AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL. ON DEPARTURE, ENGINE SEIZED AND PILOT MADE OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CLEAR CUT FIELD. AT THE END OF THE LANDING ROLL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE SOFT TERRAIN AND WITH LITTLE OR NO AIRFLOW OVER THE EMPENNAGE AND TAIL CONTROL SURFACES THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. AIRCRAFT ONLY MOVED AN ADDITIONAL 2-3 FEET AFTER ROLLING OVER WHICH INDICATED VERY LITTLE FORWARD MOMENTUM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA077), May 22, 1998: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Holt, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N2102N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960710016499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710016499A), Jul 10, 1996: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Holt, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed on a go around at airport. Crashed into trees. No engine defects. Temp dew point good for carb ice.
- [Accident 19780301003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301003879A), Mar 1, 1978: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Atwood, MI, Substantial damage

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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