# Incident 20230522006439I: Cessna 172M, Bellingham, WA, May 22, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2023, 21:13 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12440, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230522006439I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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