# Accident 19990808011149A: Cessna 172R, Savannah, GA, August 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1999
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9514Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9514Q-2005-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990808011149A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BLEW A TIRE AND RAN OFF THE RWY AFTER LANDING. (-23) STUDENT AFTER SECOND SOLO FLIGHT WAS EXECUTING TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE SAV AIRPORT RUNWAY 27, WHEN AFTER TOUCH DOWN, FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT INTO GRASS, ACROSS RUNWAY 36 AND STOPPED IN THE INFIELD.  THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL CAME OFF.  FURTHER ANALYSIS INDICATES STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN AXLE.

## 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 MIA99LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA216), Aug 8, 1999: Cessna 172R (N9514Q), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing, resulting in the airplane running off the runway and colliding with a runway sign.

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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