# Accident 20200403003859A: Cessna 177RG, Santa Paula, CA, April 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2020, 19:01 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3549° N, 119.0663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Paula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3549&lon=-119.0663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200403003859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT AND PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN SINCE JANUARY. PILOT LOOKED AT FUEL GAUGE SAW THAT FUEL INDICATOR SHOWED EMPTY, HE SAID THAT HE KNOW HE HAD 5 TO 10 GALLONS OF FUEL A SIDE. ON 04/03/2020, PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING AND HAD ACCOMPLISHED 4 TO 6 TOUCH AND GOES THEN STARTED HAVING ENGINE ISSUES. THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER AND REGAIN POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO KSZP. AIRCRAFT END ABOUT 20 YARDS SHORT OF THE AIRPORT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N98SW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051122031409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051122031409I), Nov 22, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N98SW), Mitchell, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On November 22, 2005, N98SW, a Cessna 177RG landed gear up at the Mitchell Municipal Airport in Mitchell, south dakota. The pilot and sole passenger on…
- [Incident 19950817029059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817029059I), Aug 17, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N98SW), Rolla/Vichy, MO, Minor damage. Pilot admitted he failed extend gear for 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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