19961226042499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Savannah, GA · December 26, 1996

Date: December 26, 1996 · 18:00 local
Place: Savannah, GA
Airport: Savannah International
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: CGBTE
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot attempted ILS approach into Savannah International Airport, Savannah, GA. On short final, pilot allowed aircraft to descend below glide slope and strike a tree resulting in minor damage to aircraft. Components damaged included propeller, right landing gear door, right side of fuselage, right wing, and right horizontal stabilizer. Pilot reported gust of wind may have been a factor. In accordance with FAA order 8020.11A, paragraph 16C, no corrective action taken. Pilot is not a certificated U.S. Airman. Aircraft registered to the waiting game investment company, ltd., same address as pilot. ILS components reported to be operating normally.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT ATTEMPTED ILS APPROACH INTO SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAVANNAH, GA. ON SHORT FINAL, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW GLIDE SLOPE AND STRIKE A TREE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. COMPONENTS DAMAGED INCLUDED PROPELLER, RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOOR, RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE, RIGHT WING, AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. PILOT REPORTED GUST OF WIND MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA ORDER 8020.11A, PARAGRAPH 16C, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. PILOT IS NOT A CERTIFICATED U.S. AIRMAN. AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO THE WAITING GAME INVESTMENT COMPANY, LTD., SAME ADDRESS AS PILOT. ILS COMPONENTS REPORTED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY.