# Accident 20031125030309A: Cessna 560XL, Savannah, GA, November 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2003, 17:04 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 32.1207° N, 81.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1207&lon=-81.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632QS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: PWA PW545A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,620 total, 913 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031125030309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11-25-2003 A CESSNA 560XL, TAIL #N632QS PERFORMED NOSE GEAR UP LANDING AT KSAVE IN SAVANNAH, GA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ROUTE FROM KPWK TO KHXD. PRIOR TO FINAL APPROACH INTO KHXD CREW PERFORMED A PRE LANDING CHECKLIST WHICH INDICATED TWO GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN GEARS AND A RED IN-TRANSIT LIGHT FOR THE NLG. AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL PROCEDURES TO EXTEND THE GEAR CREW DIVERTED TO KSAV AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY NLG UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 9. LANDED ON MLG'S, HELD NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE THEN SLID APPROX 200 YDS ON NOSE. MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDED BADLY SCRAPED RADOME, LOWER FWD NOSE SKINS DAMAGED, BOTH NLG DOORS WORN THROUGH METAL, NLG TIRE BLOWN, COMM ANT. BROKE AND PUNCTURED LOWER PRESSURE VESSEL.

## 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 ATL04IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA048), Nov 25, 2003: Cessna 560XL (N632QS), Savannah, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the nose wheel gear for undetermined reasons.

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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