# Accident 19990424003959A: Cessna 172, Savannah, GA, April 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1999
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Hodges
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0007° N, 81.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0007&lon=-81.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6433B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6433B-2000-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990424003959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING WITH AN ESTIMATED 20 KNOT TAILWIND ON RUNWAY 30 AT HODGE'S AIRPARK. THE PILOT NEVER TOUCHED DOWN AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND WITH APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE POWER COME IN AND THAT HE HAD GOOD POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT NEVER SEEMED TO GAIN ANY ALTITUDE. HE HIT THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY ANDTHE AIRCRAFT BURNED. A PASSENGER DIED IN THE ENSUING FIRE AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE WITH 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS.

## 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 ATL99FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA074), Apr 24, 1999: Cessna 172 (N6433B), Savannah, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong runway for landing and his delayed go-around, which resulted in the collision with trees. A factor was the tailwind on landing.

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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