# Incident 20140319003079I: Skykits Corp SAVANNAH VGW, Brighton, CO, March 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Platte Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1028° N, 104.7011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1028&lon=-104.7011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508TG-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skykits SAVANNAH VGW (registry code 069001D, https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-savannah-vgw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYKITS CORP SAVANNAH VGW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 570 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140319003079I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N508TG MADE FINAL APPROACH INTO PLATTE VALLEY AIRFIELD STRUCK A BURM APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET BEFORE THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACT GROUND.

## 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 CEN14CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA166), Mar 19, 2014: Skykits Savannah VGW (N508TG), Hudson, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate monitoring of his glide path resulting in a collision with a berm prior to 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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