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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Bellingham, WA · May 22, 2023

Date: May 22, 2023 · 21:13 local
Place: Bellingham, WA
Airport: Bellingham International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N12440
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 344 total

N12440Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261983 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 22, 2023, @ 2114 hrs, privacy data omitted, Cessna 172M, on a go-around at Bellingham airport (kbli), pilot in command reported that the engine sounded rough and started losing power north of Bellingham airport. PIC mad an emergency landing in a field north of the airport. PIC sustained no injuries and aircraft sustained no visible damage. PIC indicated potential carb ice issues prior to engine losing power. PIC ran engine the following day and engine started with no issues. Aircraft wings pulled and aircraft moved to Bellingham airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 22, 2023, @ 2114 HRS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CESSNA 172M, ON A GO-AROUND AT BELLINGHAM AIRPORT (KBLI), PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED ROUGH AND STARTED LOSING POWER NORTH OF BELLINGHAM AIRPORT. PIC MAD AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. PIC SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. PIC INDICATED POTENTIAL CARB ICE ISSUES PRIOR TO ENGINE LOSING POWER. PIC RAN ENGINE THE FOLLOWING DAY AND ENGINE STARTED WITH NO ISSUES. AIRCRAFT WINGS PULLED AND AIRCRAFT MOVED TO BELLINGHAM AIRPORT.