# Accident 20050627013049A: Cessna 177A, Rome, GA, June 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2005, 17:15 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B Russell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4308° N, 85.1769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4308&lon=-85.1769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70847, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70847-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 538 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050627013049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KLAF AT 1735 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO KRMG. ATLANTA CENTER LAST COMMUNICATION AT 2115 STATING THE LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TOP OF JOHNS MOUNTAIN 5.6 MILES NORTH OF THE ROME, GEORGIA AIRPORT. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KLAF AT 1735 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO KRMG. THE CONTROLLING FACILITY THE ATLANTA CENTER, LAST COMMUNICATIONS WITH N70847 WAS AT 2115. THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED LOSING POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TOP OF JOHNS MOUNTAIN 5.6 MILES NORTH OF THE ROME AIRPORT, ROME, GEORGIA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^    SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE RE-EXAMINATION FLIGHT TEST ON JULY 27, 2005, AT THE FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

## 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 ATL05LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA115), Jun 27, 2005: Cessna 177A (N70847), Rome, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in the use of carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor / induction ice and the loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N70847 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030819024059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819024059I), Aug 19, 2003: Cessna 177A (N70847), Morristown, TN, Minor damage. (-23) On the second leg of a solo cross-country flight, the student pilot had almost reached takeoff speed when the nose gear tire failed. When the pilot…

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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