# Accident 20220818014739A: Cessna 195, El Cajon, CA, August 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2022, 10:23 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8118° N, 116.9173° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8118&lon=-116.9173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1097D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1097D-2024-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220818014739A

## Narrative

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

AT 10:23 PDT THE CESSNA 195 DEPARTED GILLESPIE FIELD IN EL CAJON, CA. REQUESTING EXTENDED RIGHT TRAFFIC. 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING BY THE FREEWAY, THREE MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. NO SIGNS OF FUEL SPILL WERE DETECTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. BOTH FUEL FILLER CAPS WERE FOUND SECURED ON THE WINGS AND A TOTAL OF 3.5 GALLONS WERE DRAINED FROM BOTH WINGS. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT UNDERWENT A MAJOR REPAIR THAT REQUIRED BOTH FUEL TANKS TO BE DRAINED. WHEN THE MAJOR REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AFTER NINE MONTHS, THE MECHANICS REFILLED THE TANKS WITH THE PREVIOUSLY DRAINED FUEL, ABOUT 7 GALLONS PER WING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FUEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WHICH WAS TO BE A POST MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE PILOT BELIEVED HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT BASED ON HIS RECOLLECTION OF FUEL REMAINING FROM THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. THE PILOT PREVIOUS FLIGHT TOOK PLACE NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR22LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA308), Aug 18, 2022: Cessna 195 (N1097D), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. 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.

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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