# Accident 20030323004579A: Cessna 172M, Savannah, GA, March 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2003, 19:00 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Hodges Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9917° N, 81.2461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9917&lon=-81.2461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13591, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13591-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030323004579A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA067), Mar 23, 2003: Cessna 172M (N13591), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N13591 (1)

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

- [Incident 19981211046239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981211046239I), Dec 11, 1998: Cessna 172M (N13591), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. While taxiing to praking, airman was blinded by sunlight (environmental factor) and struck another sircraft on the ramp. Mr. Jenkins insist that he was wearing…

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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