# Accident 20100920047729A: Skykits Cor SAVANNAH VG, Paris, TN, September 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2010, 10:30 local time
- Place: Paris, TN
- Airport: Henry County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3333° N, 88.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3333&lon=-88.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63XT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63XT-2012-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skykits SAVANNAH VG (registry code 060007M, https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-savannah-vg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYKITS COR SAVANNAH VG
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,712 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA495) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100920047729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOTS STATED THEY DEPARTED HENRY COUNTY AIRPORT (PHT) IN PARIS, TN AND PROCEEDED TO AN AREA ON KENTUCKY LAKE KNOWN AS "BIG SANDY" TO CONDUCT TEST FLIGHTS AND PILOT TRAINING. PILOTS STATED THE SKY WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY WITH A LIGHT WIND FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH, WHICH GAVE THE WATER A SLIGHT RIPPLE ON THE SURFACE. THEY CIRCLED THE LANDING AREA AND SET UP FOR THE FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY. THEY APPROACHED THE LANDING AREA WITH AN INDICATED SPEED OF 55 TO 60 MPH, NOSE UP ATTITUDE. AS THE HEELS OF THE FLOATS TOUCHED THE WATER, THE WATER LINE MOVED UP TO ABOUT ¾ ON THE FLOATS. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PITCHED NOSE DOWNWARD IN THE WATER. AS THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH WATER, THEY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TO THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.  THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE SURFACE.  THE PIC AND PASSENGER CLIMBED ON THE FLOATS AND WAITED TO BE RESCUED.  ACCORDING TO THE OPERATIONS LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL ARWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS  ONLY CERTIFIED FOR PRODUCTION TEST FLIGHTS. THE OPERATIONS LIMITATIONS STATED THAT FOR PRODUCTION TEST FLIGHTS, ONLY THE PRODUCTION TEST PILOT IS TO BE THE SOLE OCCUPANT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PRODUCTION TEST PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LEARNING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON WATER. TWO  EIR'S WERE FILED FOR VIOLATING 91.327 (F).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA495), Sep 20, 2010: Skykits Savannah (N63XT), Springville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with an unknown object during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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