# Accident 19990505004619A: Beech A36, Savannah, GA, May 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1999, 19:50 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7098° N, 117.1597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7098&lon=-117.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6034X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6034X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,682 total, 4,261 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505004619A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT LANDED AT DUSK AND MADE A 90-DEGREE TURN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO A TAXIWAY. THEREAFTER, WHILE PROCEEDING AT LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR, HE AGAIN TURNED RIGHT, ENTERED AN OVAL AREA SHORT OF THE DESIRED TAXIWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY SIGN.  THE PILOT INDICATED TO RESPONDING OFFICIALS THAT THE COLLISION OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS LOOKING AT INSTRUMENTS.            (-23)AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, N6043X TURNED NORHT ON THE "C4" TURNOFF.  AFTER TAXING BREIFLY ON "C4", N6034X TURNED RIGHT, LEAVING THE RUNWAY TURNOFF, DIRECTLY STRIKING THE RUNWAY 27-9 MARKER (PARALLEL WITH THE RUNWAY HOLD LINE).  THE AIRCRAFT'S THREE BLADED PROPLELLER STRUCK THE SIGN, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE.  SPEED FO AIRCRAFT AT IMPACT WAS ESTIMATED AT 5 MPH.  ENGINE WAS AT IDLE PRIOR TO IMPACT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 LAX99LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA172), May 6, 1999: Beech A36 (N6034X), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout while taxiing resulting in the aircraft's colliding with a runway sign. Contributing factors were dusk light conditions, the sign, and the pilot's…

## Other reports on N6034X (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100309029549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100309029549I), Mar 9, 2010: Beech A36 (N6034X), Roankoake, TX, Minor damage. Pilot was distracted by other traffic, was attempting to inform other traffic that the VASI lights @52F were inoperative when he noticed the landing gear were…
- [Incident 19991123035649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991123035649I), Nov 23, 1999: Beech A36 (N6034X), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) While on approach for landing at san runway 27, the pilot was advised by tower personnel to be prepared for a possible go around. Once tower personnel…
- [Incident 19840125011742I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840125011742I), Jan 25, 1984: Beech A36 (N6034X), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Collided with an opposite bound aircraft N6553R on a taxiway. Pilot of N6553R had been told to give right of way.

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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