20100711040099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Chino Hills, CA · July 11, 2010

Date
July 11, 2010 · 14:30 local
Place
Chino Hills, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3295T
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA345
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total364 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot in command departed kpoc VFR to ktsp then proceeded VFR to L05. Pilot states he visually checked his fuel tanks prior to departing both kpoc and L05. After departing L05, the pilot departed VFR to kajo with the intention of refueling there. Four miles west of kcno, the pilot declared an emergency due to no fuel and landed on the los serranos country club golf course causing substantial damage to his aircraft. No injuries to persons on the golf course. Weather at 2118Z: winds two six zero at eight knots, visibility eight statute miles, ceiling one one thousand broken, temperature 29, dew point 14, altimeter 29.91.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED KPOC VFR TO KTSP THEN PROCEEDED VFR TO L05. PILOT STATES HE VISUALLY CHECKED HIS FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTING BOTH KPOC AND L05. AFTER DEPARTING L05, THE PILOT DEPARTED VFR TO KAJO WITH THE INTENTION OF REFUELING THERE. FOUR MILES WEST OF KCNO, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NO FUEL AND LANDED ON THE LOS SERRANOS COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GOLF COURSE. WEATHER AT 2118Z: WINDS TWO SIX ZERO AT EIGHT KNOTS, VISIBILITY EIGHT STATUTE MILES, CEILING ONE ONE THOUSAND BROKEN, TEMPERATURE 29, DEW POINT 14, ALTIMETER 29.91.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.