# NTSB MIA75DKG72: Cessna 150, N8103S, Rome, GA, May 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1975
- Place: Rome, GA · ROME, GA
- Location: 34.2570° N, 85.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2570&lon=-85.1647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2472  75/5/19    ROME,GA             CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 244
        TIME - 2000                    N8103S              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD B RUSSELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROME,GA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D ON MAIN GR WHEN NOSE GR MADE CONTACT IT DUG INTO THE SOIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8103S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103S-2019-01-28), registration cancelled 2019-01-28, S/N 15061703, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richard B Russell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750519018559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750519018559A), May 19, 1975: Cessna 150F, Rome, GA, Substantial damage. Acft t/d on main gr when nose gr made contact it dug into the soil.

## Other investigations on N8103S (2)

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 MIA69A0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0032), Dec 20, 1968: Cessna 150F (N8103S), Rome, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0194), Aug 9, 1965: Cessna 150 (N8103S), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

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.

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