What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 21, 2005, at DH-82, single engine (tiger moth), piloted by privacy data omitted made a forced landing in a road 1/4 mile of gum airport, Franklin, GA. During the emergency landing the right wing hit the top of some power lines located at this location, resulting in the airplane veering to the right and crashing in front of a mobile home. The pilot and the passenger walked out of the accident with minor injuries. The accident took place around 11:49 local time. The owner of the tiger moth, N82CQ, privacy data omitted was present during the accident and he stated that he saw that the airplane was not climbing high enough to clear a bank of trees about 1/2 mile from the runway threshold. Few seconds later he saw the airplane aligned with a narrow road and seconds later veered to the right. privacy data omitted Took both persons to the local hospital.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 21, 2005, AT DH-82, SINGLE ENGINE (TIGER MOTH), PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A ROAD 1/4 MILE OF GUM AIRPORT, FRANKLIN, GA. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE RIGHT WING HIT THE TOP OF SOME POWER LINES LOCATED AT THIS LOCATION, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHING IN FRONT OF A MOBILE HOME. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WALKED OUT OF THE ACCIDENT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AROUND 11:49 LOCAL TIME. THE OWNER OF THE TIGER MOTH, N82CQ, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRESENT DURING THE ACCIDENT AND HE STATED THAT HE SAW THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR A BANK OF TREES ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. FEW SECONDS LATER HE SAW THE AIRPLANE ALIGNED WITH A NARROW ROAD AND SECONDS LATER VEERED TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK BOTH PERSONS TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.