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ATL89LA007

1988-10-07 · SAVANNAH, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SAV

Current FAA registration · N7769N

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-180
Year of manufacture
1968 · 20 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19681108
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA82F1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE LANDING WITH A LEFT X-WIND, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT & WENT OFF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN SOFT TERRAIN. THE PLT THOUGHT TOWER PERSONNEL HAD TOLD HIM THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEG AT 9 KTS. A CHECK OF THE TRANSCRIPT REVEALED THAT JUST BEFORE LANDING, THE PLT WAS TOLD THE WIND WAS FROM 350 DEG AT 12 KTS. THE 1353 EDT WIND AT SAVANNAH WAS FROM 040 DEG AT 10 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ATL89LA007.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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