Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate monitoring of his glide path resulting in a collision with a berm prior to landing.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN14CA166 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 19, 2014
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Hudson, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Platte Valley Airpark (18V)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Skykits Corp SAVANNAH VGW
- N-number
- N508TG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2010
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.