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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Rome, GA · July 21, 2006

Date: July 21, 2006 · 19:01 local
Place: Rome, GA
Airport: Richard B Russell
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5324R
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06CA106
Reported as: Cessna 172F
Fatal injuries: 0

N5324RRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Cessna 172FS/N 17252849 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On July 21, 2006 a Cessna 172 (N5324R) departed the Richard B Russell Airport, Rome Georgia at approximately 1855 local time for a sight seeing flight. The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted who holds a commercial pilot certificate privacy data omitted with two passengers. The flight was to fly over the local area and then return to the airport. The aircraft returned around 1915 local time to the airport and flew by the tarmac. The pilot stated he was told to do three circles by a banner laying on the ground. After the first fly by the pilot tried to turn back and stalled the aircraft. Witnesses reported the airplane was very low and very slow only about 100FT away and 75FT above the ground. The witnesses also reported the aircraft "wobbled" then the nose went up and the entire aircraft turned left about 160 degrees first hitting the left wing then the nose of the plane and sliding about 50 ft before stopping and bursting into flames.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 21, 2006 A CESSNA 172 (N5324R) DEPARTED THE RICHARD B RUSSELL AIRPORT, ROME GEORGIA AT APPROXIMATELY 1855 LOCAL TIME FOR A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH TWO PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS TO FLY OVER THE LOCAL AREA AND THEN RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AROUND 1915 LOCAL TIME TO THE AIRPORT AND FLEW BY THE TARMAC. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TOLD TO DO THREE CIRCLES BY A BANNER LAYING ON THE GROUND. AFTER THE FIRST FLY BY THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS VERY LOW AND VERY SLOW ONLY ABOUT 100FT AWAY AND 75FT ABOVE THE GROUND. THE WITNESSES ALSO REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT "WOBBLED" THEN THE NOSE WENT UP AND THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT ABOUT 160 DEGREES FIRST HITTING THE LEFT WING THEN THE NOSE OF THE PLANE AND SLIDING ABOUT 50 FT BEFORE STOPPING AND BURSTING INTO FLAMES.

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 ATL06CA106Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportRome, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the ground.Jul 21, 2006 · Substantial damage