Savannah International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Savannah, Georgia 31402
Tuesady, December 23, 1986 18:10 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING ILS RWY 9 APPRAOCH ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT ONE MILE SHORT OF RWY. ACFT IMPACTED IN LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING ONE HALF MILE SHORT AND ABOUT ONE QUARTER MILE LEFT OF RWY CENTERLINE. PLT AND CFI BOTH STATED THE ACFT WAS TURNED RIGHT TO FLY CENTERLINE. PLT BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED DURING APPROACH AND ALLOWED ACFT TO TURN NEARLY 90 DEGREES OFF COURSE AND DESCEND BELOW DECISION HEIGHT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/23/1986
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1810
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City SAVANNAH
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 31402
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SAV
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 51
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1841 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID SAV
Elevation of weather observation facility 51
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 200
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 200
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 2
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 15
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 110
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 14
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 3
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 3
Injury Total All 6
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2435
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Dec 23 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2240
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 33125
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 5:29PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4137Q
NTSB Number ATL87FA047
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 310N
Aircraft Series Identifier 310N
Aircraft Serial Number 310N-0037
Certified Max Gross Weight 5200
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 30 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4100
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name TIMOTHY J. MADDEN
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO BOX 0624
Aircraft Owner City ODESSA
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 33556
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code TPF
Departure City TAMPA
Departure State FL
Departure Country
Departure Time 1619
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 9003
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --