# Accident 20180820011919A: Blue Oak LLC CCK-1865, Deadwood, CA, August 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Deadwood, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0103° N, 120.0311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0103&lon=-120.0311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blue Oak CCK-1865 (registry code 05635AP, https://openairdocs.org/model/blue-oak-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLUE OAK LLC CCK-1865
- Reported engine: LYCOMING/EXPR IO-340-EXP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,443 total, 217 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180820011919A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/20/2018, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT FINISHED PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON HIS AIRCRAFT AND DECIDED TO MAKE A SHORT POST MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ENGINE RUN-UP PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE PREFLIGHT, HE OBSERVED AT LEAST 12 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE PILOT STAYED WITHIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OF THE AIRPORT DURING THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF THE FLIGHT. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING WELL SO HE EXTENDED HIS FLIGHT TO A GREATER DISTANCE. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD BEEN ALOFT FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE THEN STARTED LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING SPOT WITHIN THE FOREST. HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER THROUGH MANIPULATION OF CONTROLS AND CYCLING THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE SPOTTED WHAT WAS HIS BEST OPTION TO SAFELY LAND AND STARTED HIS APPROACH. THE ENGINE FULLY STOPPED AT THE POINT THAT HE WAS COMMITTED TO THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A SMALL CLEARING IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOREST THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET LONG WITH UNEVEN GROUND. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT WINGS STRUCK MULTIPLE BUSHES AND FINALLY A LARGE TREE PRIOR TO STOPPING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS

SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING, WHILE INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT, HE FOUND THE LEFT FUEL CAP LOOSE AND TIGHTENED IT. PRIOR TO EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT SAID HE SAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN BOTH FUEL TANK SIGHT GLASSES.

## 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 WPR18LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA233), Aug 20, 2018: Blue Oak CCK-1865 (N14CK), Deadwood, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to ensure that the left-wing fuel cap was secure before flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to monitor…

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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