Pilot Debrief

Cessna 172M near Savannah, GA — 2008-05-23

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Date
2008-05-23
Location
Savannah, GA, USA
Airport
KSAV
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N73471
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing touchdown with a crosswind.

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.

NTSB coding

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