# Accident 20030321004669A: Cessna 172S, Monroe, GA, March 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2003, 10:35 local time
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8667° N, 83.7306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8667&lon=-83.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N219ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N219ME-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,189 total, 708 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030321004669A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL03FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA064), Mar 21, 2003: Cessna 172S (N219ME), Monroe, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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