Accident Skykits Savannah VGW N508TG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165212
 
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Date:Wednesday 19 March 2014
Time:09:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic SVNH model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Skykits Savannah VGW
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N508TG
MSN: 08-11-51-789
Year of manufacture:2010
Total airframe hrs:570 hours
Engine model:Rotax 912ULS
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Platte Valley Airpark (18V), Hudson, Colorado -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Hudson, CO (18V)
Destination airport:Hudson, CO (18V)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot was practicing short field stop-and-go landings. On one approach to the turf strip, the airplane was too low and the main landing gear contacted a berm short of the landing strip. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no prior mechanical malfunctions or failures, but that a gusty wind may have resulted in a downdraft.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate monitoring of his glide path resulting in a collision with a berm prior to landing.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN14CA166
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Apr-2014 23:09 Geno Added
21-Dec-2016 19:28 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
29-Nov-2017 13:47 ASN Update Bot Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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