23 May 2008: Cessna 172M — Hollis D.Fedrick

23 May 2008: Cessna 172M — Hollis D.Fedrick

No fatalities • Savannah, GA, United States

Probable cause

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

— NTSB Determination

Accident 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.

Contributing factors

  • Crosswind
  • cause Directional control — Not attained/maintained
  • Capability exceeded

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 220/03kt, vis 8sm

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