# Accident 20080523834069A: Cessna 172M, Savannah, GA, May 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2008, 12:22 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1275° N, 81.2019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1275&lon=-81.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73471-2013-05-31) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 52 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523834069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA08CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA104), May 23, 2008: Cessna 172M (N73471), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing touchdown with a crosswind.

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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