# Accident 20230819020799A: Cessna 172H, Santa Rosa, CA, August 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2023, 15:18 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Charles M Schulz - Sonoma Coun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5097° N, 122.8129° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5097&lon=-122.8129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3282L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3282L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,154 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230819020799A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA320), Aug 19, 2023: Cessna 172H (N3282L), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total 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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