# Accident 20110629013069A: Cessna 140, Burlington, WI, June 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2011, 16:15 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Airport: Burlington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6906° N, 88.3044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6906&lon=-88.3044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2332V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2332V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629013069A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 29, 2011 AT 1615 CDT, A CESSNA 140, N2332V, REGISTERED TO STICK & RUDDER OF LAKE BLUFF, ILLINOIS EXPERIENCED AN INTERMEDIATE POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 11 AT BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN.  THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO AN ADJACIENT RUNWAY WAS MADE BY THE PILOT.  AFTER MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON AIRPORT PROPERTY WITH RESULTANT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE LANDING GEAR GEARBOX.  THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KENOSHA, WISCONSIN ON JUNE 29, 2011 AT APPROXIMETLY 1545 CDT.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.

## 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 CEN11LA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA448), Jun 29, 2011: Cessna 140 (N2332V), Burlington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the fuel selector indicator handle, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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