# Accident 20060721017089A: Cessna 172F, Rome, GA, July 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2006, 19:01 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B Russell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3533° N, 85.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3533&lon=-85.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5324R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5324R-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060721017089A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA106), Jul 21, 2006: Cessna 172F (N5324R), Rome, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the ground.

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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