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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Santa Rosa, CA · August 19, 2023

Date: August 19, 2023 · 15:18 local
Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Airport: Charles M Schulz - Sonoma Coun
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3282L
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA320
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,154 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

N3282LRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17256182 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft on a 3 mile final for runway 14 advised tower that they had lost their engine (engine failure), local controller cleared the pilot to land any runway per the pilot request. The pilot of aircraft advised tower that they were not going to make the airport and that they were going to put it down on the golf course. Aircraft was unable to make the golf course and landed in a nearby vineyard approx 3 NM northwest of the field of ksts.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ON A 3 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 14 ADVISED TOWER THAT THEY HAD LOST THEIR ENGINE (ENGINE FAILURE), LOCAL CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT TO LAND ANY RUNWAY PER THE PILOT REQUEST. THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT ADVISED TOWER THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IT DOWN ON THE GOLF COURSE. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE GOLF COURSE AND LANDED IN A NEARBY VINEYARD APPROX 3 NM NORTHWEST OF THE FIELD OF KSTS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR23LA320Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSanta Rosa, CAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 19, 2023 · Substantial damage