Narrative:

We were making a VFR approach to runway 27 at sav. An small aircraft landed ahead of us and turned off to the left. We were about 2-3 mi on final and were cleared to land. I was flying. Just as we were about to T/D the first officer saw the small aircraft on the extreme left side of the runway. I said 'he's still on the runway'. I saw the aircraft , raised the left wing and landed. The whole event was so fast that the maneuver to avoid the small aircraft was more of a reflex reaction. On talking to the tower supervisor I learned the small aircraft had turned off on a closed taxiway and apparently came back on the runway. The tower never saw the small aircraft and gave no warning, neither did the small aircraft make any radio call about being on the runway. The small aircraft blended into the ground cover very well and whether we didn't see him because of the windshield posts, I don't know, but luckily the first officer saw him and there was no damage to anyone. The passengers were unaware of the event. The small aircraft was on the very edge of the runway and we may not have had any problems even if we didn't take evasive action. The tower supervisor was going to talk to the small aircraft pilot and controller. I took no further action.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEAR COLLISION BETWEEN LNDG ACR-MLG AND SMA TAXIING ON RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE MAKING A VFR APCH TO RWY 27 AT SAV. AN SMA LANDED AHEAD OF US AND TURNED OFF TO THE L. WE WERE ABOUT 2-3 MI ON FINAL AND WERE CLRED TO LAND. I WAS FLYING. JUST AS WE WERE ABOUT TO T/D THE F/O SAW THE SMA ON THE EXTREME L SIDE OF THE RWY. I SAID 'HE'S STILL ON THE RWY'. I SAW THE ACFT , RAISED THE L WING AND LANDED. THE WHOLE EVENT WAS SO FAST THAT THE MANEUVER TO AVOID THE SMA WAS MORE OF A REFLEX REACTION. ON TALKING TO THE TWR SUPVR I LEARNED THE SMA HAD TURNED OFF ON A CLOSED TXWY AND APPARENTLY CAME BACK ON THE RWY. THE TWR NEVER SAW THE SMA AND GAVE NO WARNING, NEITHER DID THE SMA MAKE ANY RADIO CALL ABOUT BEING ON THE RWY. THE SMA BLENDED INTO THE GND COVER VERY WELL AND WHETHER WE DIDN'T SEE HIM BECAUSE OF THE WINDSHIELD POSTS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT LUCKILY THE F/O SAW HIM AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANYONE. THE PAXS WERE UNAWARE OF THE EVENT. THE SMA WAS ON THE VERY EDGE OF THE RWY AND WE MAY NOT HAVE HAD ANY PROBS EVEN IF WE DIDN'T TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE TWR SUPVR WAS GOING TO TALK TO THE SMA PLT AND CTLR. I TOOK NO FURTHER ACTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.