# Incident 20200222002309I: Cessna 140A, North Bend, OR, February 22, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Airport: Sw Oregon Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1161D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1161D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,615 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200222002309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AT AROUND 5:45PM 2/22/2020 HE WAS FLYING HIS AIRCRAFT FROM NORTH BEND (KOTH) TO LAKESIDE (9S3). DURING DEPARTURE HE NOTICED A 800 TO 1000 FT. SCATTERED LAYER FORMING OVER THE BEACH AND DECIDED TO TURN BACK TO NORTH BEND.  AT APPROX. 600 FT. AGL THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT AND CHECKED FUEL SELECTOR AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND.  PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT APPROX. 400 FT EAST OF BEACH IN SANDY AREA.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT SAND AND WENT ONTO IT'S NOSE AND THEN BACK.

## Other reports on N1161D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080816842539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816842539A), Aug 16, 2008: Cessna 140A (N1161D), Lowman, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Landing runway 02 at Warm Springs Creek (0U1) near Lowman, Idaho. Aircraft bounced on initial touchdown on recontact with the ground the aircraft veered…

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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