- Date
- June 18, 1989, 21:10 local (Jun 19, 1989, 04:10 UTC)
- Place
- El Cajon, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8836DPiper PA-22-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890618016199A
- Case key
- 26424
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Probable cause
The inadequate maintenance of the airplane & inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in the undetection of contaminated fuel.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported a loss of engine power shortly after take off at an altitude estimated as 200-300' AGL. The airplane landed hard in a field adjacent to the departure runway, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane and minor injuries to its occupants. A post crash inspection of the airplane revealed a considerable amount of visible sediment in the fuel system. The engine ran normally once fresh fuel was added.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8836D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-6006
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lloyd Nissley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 10, 1988 · 31 hours before
- Destination
- NYF · San Diego, CA
- Airport
- SEE · Gillespie Fld.
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,551 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 2,430 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.