- Date
- July 18, 2005, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Savannah, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5299KCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Atlanta FSDO-11
- FAA report
- 20050718015699A
- Case key
- 61990
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out resulting in a ground loop, and on ground collision of the right wing with the ground.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated after touch down on runway 36 the airplane yawed to the left and he lost directional control. The airplane went off the left side of the runway and ground looped and the right wing collided with the ground. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane, flight controls, or engine assembly and accessories.
Factual narrative
On July 18, 2005, at 1145 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N5299K, registered to Delta Connection academy Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal went off the left side of runway 36 at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Savannah, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Sanford, Florida, on July 18, 2005 at 0935.
The pilot stated he departed Sanford, Florida and climbed up to his cruise altitude and flight followed with different ATC facilities enroute to Savannah, Georgia. Upon reaching the Savannah area he was vectored to the final approach to runway 36 for a visual approach. After touch down the airplane yawed to the left and went off the left side of the runway. When the airplane ground looped the right wing collided with the ground. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane, flight controls, or engine assembly and accessories.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5299K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274052
- Airframe hours
- 11,684
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Delta Academy Connection Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 2005 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- SFB · Sanford, FL
- Destination
- SAV · Savannah, GA
- Airport
- SAV · Savannah/Hilton head Int, runway 36, 7,002 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- February 1, 2004
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 107 total · 35 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.