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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Savannah, GA · March 23, 2003

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Date
March 23, 2003 · 19:00 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Hodges Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13591
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA067
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N13591Registration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Cessna 172MS/N 17262864 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Arrived at Hodges air park aircraft N13591 was on the overrun of the runway, facing back towards the runway it landed on, 180 degrees from landing direction, the grass landing strip is approximately 2980 feet long. Four touchdown impacts were observed on the surface of the grass strip. The first was approximately 587 feet from impact site. The right wing spar is broken and the wing is hanging loose. The right wing root had buckled and all fuel had leaked out. Right wing tip and outer section of right aileron had departed aircraft on impact with the trees, but remained at the scene. Left wing leading edge had tree impact damage just outboard of wing attach strut. Left wing tip had separated and was hanging by it's wiring. Flaps were in the full down position. Engine cowling was still attached to aircraft, but had been torn open exposing the engine. Spinner and propeller were still attached to the crankshaft. Crankshaft was bent down, with the lower propeller blade bent back into the engine shroud. The engine was pushed back and down into it's engine mounts.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ARRIVED AT HODGES AIR PARK AIRCRAFT N13591 WAS ON THE OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY, FACING BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY IT LANDED ON, 180 DEGREES FROM LANDING DIRECTION, THE GRASS LANDING STRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 2980 FEET LONG. FOUR TOUCHDOWN IMPACTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE SURFACE OF THE GRASS STRIP. THE FIRST WAS APPROXIMATELY 587 FEET FROM IMPACT SITE. THE RIGHT WING SPAR IS BROKEN AND THE WING IS HANGING LOOSE. THE RIGHT WING ROOT HAD BUCKLED AND ALL FUEL HAD LEAKED OUT. RIGHT WING TIP AND OUTER SECTION OF RIGHT AILERON HAD DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON IMPACT WITH THE TREES, BUT REMAINED AT THE SCENE. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE HAD TREE IMPACT DAMAGE JUST OUTBOARD OF WING ATTACH STRUT. LEFT WING TIP HAD SEPARATED AND WAS HANGING BY IT'S WIRING. FLAPS WERE IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION. ENGINE COWLING WAS STILL ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT, BUT HAD BEEN TORN OPEN EXPOSING THE ENGINE. SPINNER AND PROPELLER WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE CRANKSHAFT. CRANKSHAFT WAS BENT DOWN, WITH THE LOWER PROPELLER BLADE BENT BACK INTO THE ENGINE SHROUD. THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK AND DOWN INTO IT'S ENGINE MOUNTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL03LA067Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSavannah, GAThe pilot misjudged the landing distance, landed with excessive airspeed, did not attempt a go-around resulting in the airplane going off the overrun, and colliding with trees.Mar 23, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N13591 · 1

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

Incident 19981211046239IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Savannah, GAWhile taxiing to praking, airman was blinded by sunlight (environmental factor) and struck another sircraft on the ramp. Mr. Jenkins insist that he was wearing his glasses as required by his medical cerificate. No further action to be taken.Dec 11, 1998 · Minor damage