Cessna 172M N73471
23 May 2008 · Savannah, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 2008 at about 16:22 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73471, operated by Hollis D.Fedrick, was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was 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 16:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Savannah, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Savannah/Hilton Head Int (KSAV)
- Coordinates
- 32.1275, -81.2019
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N73471
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hollis D.Fedrick
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Walterboro → Savannah
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA08CA104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing touchdown with a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he was en route on a cross country visual flight rules flight to Florida. He encountered some weather and elected to divert to Savannah, Georgia. He was cleared to land on runway 36 with a left crosswind. The airplane bounced on touchdown and he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane touched back down on the runway, went off the right side of the runway, collapsed the left main landing gear, and received structural damage to the left wing. The pilot stated there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. The surface winds at the airport were 220-degree at 5 knots and no wind gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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All 12,209 records for this type
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