ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281711
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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 2022 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 195 Businessliner |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1097D |
| MSN: | 7721 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Cajon, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE) |
| San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 18, 2022, at 1035 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 195, N1097D, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near El Cajon, California. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The airplane had recently undergone maintenance, during which time the mechanic removed the fuel from the wings. The pilot stated that after completing the maintenance, the mechanic told him that he added the fuel back in the wings, so the pilot did not add any additional fuel. The pilot checked the quantity on the fuel gauges, but they were erroneous. He did not verify the quantity by doing a visual check of the actual fluid onboard. After departure, the engine stopped producing power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot made an off-airport landing on a freeway and the airplane came to rest adjacent to an onramp, about three miles short of the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to departure, which led to a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/first-responders-called-to-reported-plane-crash-in-el-cajon/3026499/%3famp=1
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105761
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumbertxt=1097D
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/231d11d74aae35bb14b5d1766e746dd54b0b73ae (photo)
Location
Media:
A small plane makes emergency landing near I-8 and Greenfield Dr. in El Cajon for unknown reasons about 10:30 a.m., according to authorities.https://t.co/C6I7V8Cjo2 pic.twitter.com/2jD9NJ4QlN
— Fox3 Now (@fox3news) August 18, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2022 18:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Aug-2022 19:11 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 19-Aug-2022 01:38 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Aug-2022 08:03 | Cobar | Updated [Time] |
| 27-Apr-2024 17:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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