# Incident 20160902016569I: Skykits USA Corp SAVANNAH, Crandon, WI, September 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Crandon, WI
- Airport: Crandon/Steve Conway Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5226° N, 88.9284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRANDON/STEVE CONWAY MUNI (Y55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5226&lon=-88.9284&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 180 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160902016569I

## Narrative

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

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 DEPARTURE THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO RAISE THE WHEELS INSTALLED ON THE FLOATS. AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT THEY ATTEMPTED TO TOUCH DOWN ON LAKE MENTONGA.  DUE TO THE IMPROPERLY CONFIGURED UNDERCARRIAGE AND UPON CONTACT WITH LAKE THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY WENT NOSE DOWN INTO THE WATER AND CAME TO REST IN THAT CONDITION. BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD WERE UNIJURED AND RESUCED BY NEARBY BOATERS.  THE PLANE RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE INDICENT BUT WAS FURTHER DAMAGED DURING REMOVAL THE LAKE.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N747MK (1)

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

- [Incident 20160221002259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160221002259I), Feb 21, 2016: Skykits USA Corp SAVANNAH (N747MK), Rhinelander, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft appears to have had a hard landing on nose gear that significantly bent the nose strut aft.

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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