20151009020319A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Savannah, GA · October 9, 2015

Date: October 9, 2015 · 20:00 local
Place: Savannah, GA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9312N
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA007
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,485 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9312NRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35012 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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.

Aircraft crashed short of runway 10 in ksav. The wreckage indicated that the airplane was in a spin when it impacted the ground. There was no indication of a fire upon impact, and the first responders indicated that there was no odor of fuel at the site.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 10 IN KSAV. THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A SPIN WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FIRE UPON IMPACT, AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO ODOR OF FUEL AT THE SITE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA16LA007Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSavannah, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during approach. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his…Oct 10, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9312N · 1

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

Incident 19931031049149IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Tampa, FLLow oil pressure in flight. Precautionary landing. Wrong engine oil quick drain installed. Lost engine oil.Oct 31, 1993