Cessna 172F accident near Rome, GA
On July 21, 2006, a Cessna 172F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rome, GA. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 21, 2006
- Place
- Rome, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.353°N, 85.155°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061003X01441
NTSB summary
On July 21, 2006, at 1915 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172F, N5324R, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 sightseeing flight, collided with the tarmac while maneuvering at low altitude at the Richard B. Russell Airport in Rome, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The commercial pilot and two passengers reported serious injuries. The flight originated from the Richard B. Russell Airport in Rome, Georgia, on July 21, 2006, at 1855. According to the pilot, the purpose of the flight was so the male passenger could propose marriage to his girl friend who was the other passenger in the airplane. Both passengers were in the back seats. The pilot said that he was to fly over the local area and then return to the airport. The pilot stated that he was to fly three circles over a banner that the family had placed on the tarmac, that said, "Will you marry me." The pilot said that the airplane was functioning normally at the time of the accident but believed he was too slow and low with an aft center of gravity. According to a witness, the pilot's first approach was distant, and the pilot was instructed over the radio to circle around and travel over the banner due west. As the airplane turned east over runway 19, the airplane stalled for a second losing some altitude. The pilot radioed in his turns, and the witness could clearly hear the stall warning "siren," but the pilot regained control and turned back to the west. The airplane was very low, and very slow, at about 100
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the ground.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
