# Accident 20210411003789A: Cessna 182H, Blakely Is, WA, April 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2021, 16:38 local time
- Place: Blakely Is, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5417° N, 122.7865° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5417&lon=-122.7865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2030X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2030X-2021-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210411003789A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 11, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1548 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE INITIATED A FLIGHT FROM BLAKELY IS.,WA.(38WA) TO ANACORTES, WA. (74S). THE AIRCRAFT, N2030X, A CESSNA 182H, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (PART 91) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN ITS TIE-DOWN SPOT WHERE IT HAD BEEN OVERNIGHT. PILOT INDICATED THAT PRIOR TO BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT, HE PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. THE FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM 2 WING SUMPS WHICH HE STATED APPEARED TO BE BLUE AND CLEAR.

HE PROCEEDED TO BOARD THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND STARTED THE ENGINE. THE PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO MID-FIELD FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PARKED TO VISUALLY CLEAR THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF.

THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY AND POSITION HIS AIRCRAFT TO DEPART AT RUNWAY 01, AT THIS TIME HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS WARM AND CYLINDER WAS IN THE GREEN, AND PERFORMED HIS PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS AND ENGINE RUN-UP.

PILOT INDICATED THAT HE TOOK-OFF AT RUNWAY 01 AND APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET MSL, HE TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB WITH AN AIRSPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 100 MPH. UPON REACHING 700 MSL, HE HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTER ONCE AND THEN LOST POWER. HE STATED THAT HE WORKED THE THROTTLE THINKING THAT THE ENGINE HAD ONLY GONE TO IDLE AND HAD NOT OUTRIGHT QUIT.

THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE IS QUICKLY LOSING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE, AND AT THIS POINT HE INDICATED THAT HE SCANNED THE SHORELINE FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE POINT FOR EMERGENCY WATER LANDING.

THE AIRCRAFT  PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY WATER LANDING ON THE SOUTH END OF BLAKELY IS., 2 SOB EXTRICATED THEMSELVES FROM THE SINKING AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES. THE AIRCRAFT RESTED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE SURFACE.

## 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 WPR21LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA156), Apr 11, 2021: Cessna 182H (N2030X), Blakely Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during climb for reasons that could not be determined which resulted in a forced water landing.

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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