ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165212
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| Date: | 19-MAR-2014 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Skykits Savannah VGW |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N508TG |
| MSN: | 08-11-51-789 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Platte Valley Airpark (18V), Hudson, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hudson, CO (18V) |
| Hudson, CO (18V) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was practicing short field stop-and-go landings. On one approach to the turf strip, the airplane was too low and the main landing gear contacted a berm short of the landing strip. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no prior mechanical malfunctions or failures, but that a gusty wind may have resulted in a downdraft.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate monitoring of his glide path resulting in a collision with a berm prior to landing.
Sources:
NTSB
Accident investigation:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2014 23:09 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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