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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Monroe, GA · March 21, 2003

Date: March 21, 2003 · 10:35 local
Place: Monroe, GA
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N219ME
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03FA064
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,189 total708 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

N219MERegistration cancelled Jul 6, 2017 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8478 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Cessna 172S departed dekalb-peachtree airport at 1033 EST on an instructional flight. The weather conditions were VFR clear. The aircraft struck the ground in the area of Monroe, destroying the aircraft. Both the instructor pilot and student received fatal injuries. The wreckage was located in the vicinity of fannie hill road in a pasture in Monroe, Georgia. The crash debris line was on a heading of 160 degrees magnetic. The wreckage was spread out along 566 feet. The right wing assembly separated from the aircraft and was located 247 feet down the crash debris line and 31 feet right of the crash debris line. Examination of the airframe, and flight controls revealed no evidence of a pre-crash mechanical failure or malfunction. All components necessary for flight were present at the crash site. Continuity of the flight control system was confirmed for pitch, roll, and yaw. See engine tear down report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CESSNA 172S DEPARTED DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT AT 1033 EST ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR CLEAR. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN THE AREA OF MONROE, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF FANNIE HILL ROAD IN A PASTURE IN MONROE, GEORGIA. THE CRASH DEBRIS LINE WAS ON A HEADING OF 160 DEGREES MAGNETIC. THE WRECKAGE WAS SPREAD OUT ALONG 566 FEET. THE RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS LOCATED 247 FEET DOWN THE CRASH DEBRIS LINE AND 31 FEET RIGHT OF THE CRASH DEBRIS LINE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME, AND FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-CRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. ALL COMPONENTS NECESSARY FOR FLIGHT WERE PRESENT AT THE CRASH SITE. CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WAS CONFIRMED FOR PITCH, ROLL, AND YAW. SEE ENGINE TEAR DOWN REPORT.

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 ATL03FA064Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMonroe, GAThe pilot’s exceedence of the design limits of the airplane, which resulted in the overload failure of the horizontal stabilizers, followed by the overload separation of the right wing and subsequent loss of control.Mar 21, 2003 · Destroyed