Savannah Hilton Head International Airport: Runway Incursions

120 reported incursions · 3 serious (Category A/B) · Savannah, GA

By year

  • 20262
  • 20253
  • 20249
  • 20237
  • 202210
  • 20217
  • 20201
  • 201910
  • 20183
  • 201711
  • 20165
  • 20153
  • 20143
  • 20134
  • 20125
  • 20114
  • 20107
  • 20092
  • 20084
  • 20075
  • 20061
  • 20051
  • 20049
  • 20023
  • 20011

By severity category

  • Category D — no immediate safety consequence58
  • Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision38
  • Other / pre-2008 classifications21
  • Category B — significant separation loss2
  • Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided1

By type

  • Pilot deviation93
  • Air traffic control16
  • Vehicle or pedestrian11

Serious incursions (Category A and B)

  • 2019-01-08 · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · UNK / TBM7 · APPROACH END RWY 28 · Category B

    V/PD RI CONFLICT: VEH 1 DEPARTED RWY 10 LOCALIZER FACILITY AND ENTERED RWY 28 RSA ENROUTE TO TWY ECHO WITHOUT ATC AUTHORIZATION. A/C 1 (TBM7) WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 28 AND REPORTED FLYING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE VEH 1. PER ATM, THIS EVENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET EAST OF RWY 28 THRESHOLD. VALIDATED LOSS OF SEPARATION.
  • 2002-06-03 · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · C172 / CRJ2 · RWY 9/36 · Category A

  • 2001-11-17 · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · C172 / T34P · RWY 36 · Category B

Counts are reported events, not a danger ranking. Before FY2008 the FAA used a narrower definition, so earlier years are not directly comparable.

Source: FAA Runway Safety (RWS) database, via ASIAS · United States Government public domain.