# Accident 20211021017219A: Cessna 172, Dallas, GA, October 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2021, 19:21 local time
- Place: Dallas, GA
- Airport: Paulding Northwest Atlanta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9120° N, 84.9406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9120&lon=-84.9406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6888A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6888A-2022-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211021017219A

## Narrative

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

10-21-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2321Z, REGISTRATION: N6888A MAKE :CESSNA MODEL: 172 WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR, LANDED PUJ RUNWAY 13. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WINGTIP DIPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM GROUND CONTACT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A CORRECTION AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PAPI SYSTEM LIGHTS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ERA22LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA030), Oct 21, 2021: Cessna 172 (N6888A), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with runway approach lighting equipment.

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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