ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201589
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| Date: | Friday 23 May 2008 |
| Time: | 12:22 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N73471 |
| MSN: | 17267487 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5543 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Savannah, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Walterboro, SC (KRBW) |
| Savannah, GA (KSAV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing touchdown with a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2017 10:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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