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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Savannah, GA · May 23, 2008

Date
May 23, 2008 · 12:22 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah/Hilton Head International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73471
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA08CA104
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
640 total52 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On a flight from krbw (waterboro, south carolina) to kgif (winterhaven, Florida) privacy data omitted stated he diverted to sav (Savannah, Georgia) due to weather in the burnswick, Georgia area. He was cleared to land at sav on runway 36. On approach he encountered a left crosswind and the airplane bounced on touchdown.. privacy data omitted Stated he lost directional control of the airplane, the aircraft touched down again and went off the right side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A FLIGHT FROM KRBW (WATERBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA) TO KGIF (WINTERHAVEN, FLORIDA) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE DIVERTED TO SAV (SAVANNAH, GEORGIA) DUE TO WEATHER IN THE BURNSWICK, GEORGIA AREA. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT SAV ON RUNWAY 36. ON APPROACH HE ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN.. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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