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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Savannah, GA · March 14, 2004

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Date
March 14, 2004 · 16:45 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7041C
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
358 total343 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N7041CRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7625067 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was landing on runway 09 at Savannah International Airport (sav), when a gust of wing caused the aircraft to drift off the runway. The winds reported at the time by sav ATCT were 130 to 140 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. The pilot stated that he got the aircraft back under control once he was off the runway, but did not try and return to the runway. Instead the pilot chose to continue in the grass to the taxiway ahead, but did not see a ditch between him and the taxiway. He also did not notice the runway signage (large orange ball) for the arresting gear along side the runway which was struck by the left wing tip. The aircraft's nose wheel with fairing was sheared at the 4 bolt attaching point where it is fastened to the strut assembly when it went into the ditch. When the nose wheel with firing sheared, the propeller struck the ground while the engine was running. Pilot failed to apply proper cross wind control inputs to keep the aircraft under control and on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 AT SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SAV), WHEN A GUST OF WING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE WINDS REPORTED AT THE TIME BY SAV ATCT WERE 130 TO 140 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT THE AIRCRAFT BACK UNDER CONTROL ONCE HE WAS OFF THE RUNWAY, BUT DID NOT TRY AND RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. INSTEAD THE PILOT CHOSE TO CONTINUE IN THE GRASS TO THE TAXIWAY AHEAD, BUT DID NOT SEE A DITCH BETWEEN HIM AND THE TAXIWAY. HE ALSO DID NOT NOTICE THE RUNWAY SIGNAGE (LARGE ORANGE BALL) FOR THE ARRESTING GEAR ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL WITH FAIRING WAS SHEARED AT THE 4 BOLT ATTACHING POINT WHERE IT IS FASTENED TO THE STRUT ASSEMBLY WHEN IT WENT INTO THE DITCH. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL WITH FIRING SHEARED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. PILOT FAILED TO APPLY PROPER CROSS WIND CONTROL INPUTS TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL AND ON THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N7041C · 1

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

Accident 19820206002989ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Springfield, MOStudent pilot on cross-country allowed aircraft to veer off runway during landing. Ice on runway a factor.Feb 6, 1982 · Substantial damage