# NTSB CEN23LA225: Skykits Savannah VGW, N341JD, Flippin, AR, June 2, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 2, 2023, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC) - Place: Flippin, AR - Coordinates: 36.293292, -92.584798 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2933&lon=-92.5848&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 192312 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA225 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192312/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192312 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA225 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=069001D), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Student/instructed pilot; cases with it: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/cases.md?model=069001D), [All aircraft, 126 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=069001D), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=069001D), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=069001D), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=069001D), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered toward the left edge of the runway. The pilot attempted to abort the takeoff and reduced engine power to idle; however, the pilot continued to hold the aircraft in a nose-high attitude and the airplane became airborne. The airplane flew over the taxiway and impacted terrain adjacent to the taxiway. The impact collapsed the main and nose gear and caused the right wingtip to strike the ground. Post accident examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the fuselage. The inspector noted tire marks on the runway that veer to the left and are in-line with the aircraft’s direction, with a darker mark on the left. The inspector examined the airplane’s brakes and found that both functioned normally. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N341JD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N341JD), registered now, S/N 08-11-51-788 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SKYKITS CORP SAVANNAH VGW - Registry model: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW](https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-savannah-vgw) (registry code 069001D) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912S series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (registry code 55570, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 08-11-51-788 - Airframe hours: 536 - Engines: ROTAX 912S 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Rosan Daniel D - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 1, 2022, 19 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: FLP, Marion County Rgnl, runway 22, 5,001 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Airframe parachute ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; student; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 17 total, 2 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KFLP - METAR: METAR KFLP 021356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02390200 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20230602012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230602012879A), Jun 2, 2023: Skykits Corp SAVANNAH VGW, Flippin, AR, Substantial damage. On June 2, 2023, at approximately 0845 CST, a 2010 Skykits savannah; serial number: 08-11-51-788; registered as [privacy data omitted], was substantially… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 28, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192312. 3.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16044560&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN23LA255%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16044216&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN23LA225%20Photos-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector's statement (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 127 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16044042&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN23LA225%20FAA%20Email-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.