Cessna 172M N13591
23 March 2003 · Savannah, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 March 2003 at about 23:53 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N13591, operated by Robert F. Jenkins, was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Savannah, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hodges Airpark (GA39)
- Coordinates
- 31.9917, -81.2461
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N13591
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert F. Jenkins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Valdosta → Savannah
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ATL03LA067
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot misjudged the landing distance, landed with excessive airspeed, did not attempt a go-around resulting in the airplane going off the overrun, and colliding with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he made a night landing to runway 30 without runway landing lights. The airplane touched down 2,390 feet from the approach end of the runway, bounced, and touched down three more times before going into the overrun and colliding with several trees. The sod runway is 2,980 feet long.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2003 | Mooney M20E | Milledgeville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Stinson 108-2 | Camilla, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2003 | Cessna 150K | Jessup, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 320D | Perry, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 2003 | Johnson Walter A HORNET | Saint Marys, Georgia, United States | Glen M. Readdick | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Oct 2003 | North American T6G | Clayton, Georgia, United States | Charles E. Yeager | No injuries | - |