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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Buckley, WA · August 4, 2011

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Date
August 4, 2011 · 09:35 local
Place
Buckley, WA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2199N
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11LA369
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N2199NRegistered now · Cessna 140S/N 12435 · Built 1947Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 4, 2011, at approximately 0830 PDT, a Cessna 140, N2199N, collided with trees during a forced landing near Buckley, Washington. The aircraft substained substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The pilot stated that he had washed the aircraft the day before the accident. The pilot stated that he had preflighted the aircraft and had checked the fuel system for water and found none. The pilot stated that he also checked for water in the scat tube for the carbureator heat system and no water was detected there. The pilot stated that he performed his normal run-up, and verified the magnetos and carb heat for proper operation and no anomalies were noted.. The pilot then applied full power and released the brakes. The pilot stated that when the aircraft was about halffway down the runway, the engine had started to loose power and that he had to pump the throttle to keep the engine running. The pilot determined that he would not make it back to the airport and decided that he would have to put it in the trees.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 4, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 PDT, A CESSNA 140, N2199N, COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BUCKLEY, WASHINGTON. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD WASHED THE AIRCRAFT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD CHECKED THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR WATER AND FOUND NONE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ALSO CHECKED FOR WATER IN THE SCAT TUBE FOR THE CARBUREATOR HEAT SYSTEM AND NO WATER WAS DETECTED THERE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED HIS NORMAL RUN-UP, AND VERIFIED THE MAGNETOS AND CARB HEAT FOR PROPER OPERATION AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED.. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL POWER AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT HALFFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE HAD STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND THAT HE HAD TO PUMP THE THROTTLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND DECIDED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11LA369Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilkeson, WAA partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to water contamination in the fuel system.Aug 4, 2011 · Substantial damage