Cessna 172RG accident near El Cajon, CA
On February 9, 2006, a Cessna 172RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near El Cajon, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 9, 2006
- Place
- El Cajon, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.787°N, 116.986°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060215X00204
NTSB summary
1.1 History of the Flight On February 8, 2006, at 1642 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172RG, N9531B, and a Cessna 182Q, N759KE, collided in flight approximately 3 miles south of the Gillespie Field Airport in El Cajon, California. Both airplanes were destroyed in the collision sequence and post impact fires. The two occupants of the Cessna 172RG and the sole occupant of the Cessna 182Q were fatally injured. The collision occurred over a densely populated residential area and multiple homes sustained damage from the falling debris; there were no reported ground injuries. Both airplanes were operated under 14 CFR Part 91, the Cessna 172RG by Scandinavian Flight Academy, Inc. as an instructional flight and the Cessna 182Q, by a private pilot, as a personal flight. The Cessna 172RG was registered to the operator and the Cessna 182Q was registered to a private company. The Cessna 172RG departed from Gillespie Field, at 1637 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance and was destined for Brown Field Municipal Airport, San Diego, California, located 15 miles south of Gillespie Field. The Cessna 182Q departed from Gillespie Field at 1638 on a local visual flight rules flight (VFR) to the Brown Field Municipal Airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and included high broken cloud cover with visibility of 25 miles. 1.1.1 Air Traffic Control History The Cessna 172RG contacted Gillespie Field ground control (also working clearance delivery) at 1620:08, initially requesting a tower en route IFR clearance to McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, California, located 24 nau
Probable cause
The pilots of both airplanes failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout due to their relative flight paths, which limited the available visual cues. Factors were the failure of the air traffic controller(s) to issue a conflict alert to the Cessna 172RG after repeated visual and aural warnings of an impending collision and the task load of the certified flight instructor.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
