# Accident 20110804017129A: Cessna 140, Buckley, WA, August 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2011, 09:35 local time
- Place: Buckley, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1294° N, 122.0558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1294&lon=-122.0558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2199N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2199N) (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: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804017129A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA369), Aug 4, 2011: Cessna 140 (N2199N), Wilkeson, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to water contamination in the fuel system.

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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