# Incident 20160221002259I: Skykits USA Corp SAVANNAH, Rhinelander, WI, February 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rhinelander, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6342° N, 89.4288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhinelander, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6342&lon=-89.4288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747MK-2025-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skykits USA SAVANNAH (registry code 060002P, https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-usa-savannah) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYKITS USA CORP SAVANNAH
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 16 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160221002259I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE HAD A HARD LANDING ON NOSE GEAR THAT SIGNIFICANTLY BENT THE NOSE STRUT AFT.

## Other reports on N747MK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160902016569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160902016569I), Sep 2, 2016: Skykits USA Corp SAVANNAH (N747MK), Crandon, WI, Minor damage. On September 2, 2016 at 3:30 pm a Skykits Savannah, N747MK an amphibious light sport airplane departed Crandon airport with two persons on board. After…

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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