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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skykits SAVANNAH VGW · Pineville, LA · January 9, 2016

Date: January 9, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place: Pineville, LA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62XT
Reported as: Skykits Savannah VGW
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N62XTRegistered now · Skykits SAVANNAH VGWS/N 11-03-51-833 · Built 2010 Airframe modelSkykits SAVANNAH VGW Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman entered a left downwind for rwy 27 @ kesf. All 3 wind socks indicated wind from the west. Wind reports showed winds 14G20 from 270-290 degrees. Upon turning final for rwy 27, airman held a slight side slip to the right. He held rwy 27 centerline attempting to touch first on right main tire. He estimated three feet above the rwy, a strong wind gust pushed the aircraft down extremely hard. At that point, the right wing tip contacted rwy surface and aircraft hit rwy extremely hard. Nose wheel separated from aircraft, followed by propeller contact with surface. Aircraft slid to a stop in middle of rwy 27. An immediate shutdown all aircraft systems was performed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 @ KESF. ALL 3 WIND SOCKS INDICATED WIND FROM THE WEST. WIND REPORTS SHOWED WINDS 14G20 FROM 270-290 DEGREES. UPON TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 27, AIRMAN HELD A SLIGHT SIDE SLIP TO THE RIGHT. HE HELD RWY 27 CENTERLINE ATTEMPTING TO TOUCH FIRST ON RIGHT MAIN TIRE. HE ESTIMATED THREE FEET ABOVE THE RWY, A STRONG WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN EXTREMELY HARD. AT THAT POINT, THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED RWY SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT HIT RWY EXTREMELY HARD. NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT, FOLLOWED BY PROPELLER CONTACT WITH SURFACE. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP IN MIDDLE OF RWY 27. AN IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WAS PERFORMED.