# Accident 20031002024929A: Cessna 340A, Blakely Island, WA, October 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Blakely Island, WA
- Airport: Blakely Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5789° N, 122.8264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5789&lon=-122.8264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2695S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2695S-2004-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002024929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N2695S, A CESSNA 340, PILOTED BY LAWRENCE M. ELLIMAN, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 1, AT BLAKELY ISLAND, WA. PILOT STATED THAT DUE TO FOG IN THE AREA HE WAS UNABLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19, THE PREFERRED UPHILL RUNWAY, BUT WAS UNDER A 600 FOOT STRATUS LAYER FOR AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1. PILOT STATED HE HIT A SINKER WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY EVEN WITH FULL POWER APPLIED.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA001), Oct 2, 2003: Cessna 340 (N2695S), Blakely Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for downdrafts on final approach resulting in an excessive descent rate on short final. Factors include downdrafts off the approach end of the selected runway, and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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