Raytheon Aircraft Company G58 accident near Savannah, Georgia, January 13, 2026
On January 13, 2026 at about 4:00 pm local time, a 2007 Raytheon Aircraft Company G58, registered N58GL, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Savannah, Georgia (Savannah/Hilton Head Intl airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 13, 2026 · about 4:00 pm local time
- Place
- Savannah, Georgia · Savannah/Hilton Head Intl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company G58, built 2007
- Registration
- N58GL · registry record · serial TH-2176
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On January 13, 2026, about 1100 eastern standard time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company G58 airplane, N58GL sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 corporate flight. The pilot reported that during approach to landing into Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Savannah, Georgia, he selected the landing gear handle to the down position; however, none of the three green landing gear down-and-locked indicator lights nor the red gear unsafe light illuminated. After cycling the landing gear handle with no change in indications, he executed a go-around. During the go around, the red gear unsafe light illuminated. The pilot retracted the landing gear per the normal go-around procedures and requested vectors to a local practice area to troubleshoot the problem. After the landing gear handle was cycled a third time, and the landing gear again failed to extend, the pilot consulted with maintenance and completed the manual landing gear extension checklist. Upon completion, the pilot observed three green landing gear down-and-locked lights illuminated. He subsequently performed a low approach over the airport, and the air traffic controller in the tower confirmed the landing gear in the extended (down) position. During the second approach, with full flaps selected and the three green landing gear down-and-locked lights illuminated, the pilot conducted a soft field landing. The touchdown was “smooth”; however, after derotation, the pilot felt a thump and simultaneous observed the red gear unsafe light illuminate, accompanied by the warning horn as the green landing gear indication lights extinguished. The pilot held back on the control yoke, moved the mixture controls to idle cutoff, retarded the throttles and feathered the propellers, which stopped rotating before the nose settled onto the runway surface. The airplane skidded to a stop, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. A postaccident examination by an FAA inspector revealed an inoperative landing gear motor. In addition, with the airplane on jacks and while conducting a manual gear extension procedure an anomaly with the landing gear switches was observed.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during landing defining event
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,700 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 31, 2025; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: PCW Port Clinton OH at 12:56 pm
- Runway 10, 9,351 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 3018.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:53 am from SAV
Weather report (METAR): METAR KSAV 131753Z 20005KT 10SM FEW050 FEW060 14/M03 A3018
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA26LA129.