# Accident 20030627028939A: Cessna 172N, Romeo, MI, June 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Romeo, MI
- Airport: Romeo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7969° N, 82.9753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7969&lon=-82.9753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 204 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627028939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA N739NW LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AT ROMEO STATE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING OF N739NW STRUCK THE TAIL OF PA28 N5972U WHICH WAS ON TIE DOWN. N739NW RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 CHI03LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA290), Jun 27, 2003: Cessna 172N (N739NW), Romeo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control during landing. A factor to the accident was the parked airplane.

## Other reports on N739NW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20171221023369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171221023369I), Dec 21, 2017: Cessna 172N (N739NW), Columbus, IN, Minor damage. On December 21, 2017, N739NW a Cessna C-172, made a hard landing resulting in the nose wheel collapsing while landing on runway 23 at the Columbus Municipal…

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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