Cessna 172M N4349R

Summary

On 27 October 2022 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N4349R was involved in an accident near Roberta, Georgia, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 October 2022 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Roberta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Gentle Landings Air Park (0GA9)

Coordinates

32.7136, -84.0285

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N4349R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Thomaston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA043

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach speed on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with logs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was too high on approach to land, so he lowered the flaps and reduced power to idle. He said his groundspeed “seemed a little high” prior to touching down but he continued to land on the 3,500 ft long grass runway. The braking effectiveness on the grass was not good, but the pilot said it was “too late” to go around. The airplane went off the end of the runway and collided with a pile of logs, which resulted in substantial damage to the right-wing spar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.