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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Bowdoinham, ME · April 11, 2017

Date: April 11, 2017 · 10:22 local
Place: Bowdoinham, ME
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2414N
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N2414NRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2018 · Cessna 140S/N 12663 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine 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.

Pilot reported that on approach to conduct a low approach over a private field in Bowdoinham Maine, he switched fuel tanks, left to right, and applied carburator heat. He stated that when he began to climb, and shut carburator heat off, the engine quit over the west end of the runway at about 150 feet altitude. The pilot made a right turn and landed northbound in the southbound lane of interstate 295. Upon inspection of the aircraft, fuel was found in both fuel tanks, the fuel screen was removed and appeared clean, and fuel in the bowl appeared to be clean.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH TO CONDUCT A LOW APPROACH OVER A PRIVATE FIELD IN BOWDOINHAM MAINE, HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, LEFT TO RIGHT, AND APPLIED CARBURATOR HEAT. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE BEGAN TO CLIMB, AND SHUT CARBURATOR HEAT OFF, THE ENGINE QUIT OVER THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 150 FEET ALTITUDE. THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN AND LANDED NORTHBOUND IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF INTERSTATE 295. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH FUEL TANKS, THE FUEL SCREEN WAS REMOVED AND APPEARED CLEAN, AND FUEL IN THE BOWL APPEARED TO BE CLEAN.