| Crash location | 32.127500°N, 81.202222°W |
| Nearest city | Savannah, GA
32.083541°N, 81.099834°W 6.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N5299K |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 18 Jul 2005 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172P |
| Additional details: | None |
On July 18, 2005, at 1145 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N5299K, registered to Delta Connection academy Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal went off the left side of runway 36 at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Savannah, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Sanford, Florida, on July 18, 2005 at 0935.
The pilot stated he departed Sanford, Florida and climbed up to his cruise altitude and flight followed with different ATC facilities enroute to Savannah, Georgia. Upon reaching the Savannah area he was vectored to the final approach to runway 36 for a visual approach. After touch down the airplane yawed to the left and went off the left side of the runway. When the airplane ground looped the right wing collided with the ground. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane, flight controls, or engine assembly and accessories.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out resulting in a ground loop, and on ground collision of the right wing with the ground.