REMOS AIRCRAFT GMBH G-3/600

Fort Worth, TX, May 5, 2010

Event Information

DateMay 5, 2010
Event TypeACC
LocationFort Worth, TX
CountryUSA
Coordinates32.98750, -97.31861
AirportFort Worth Alliance
Highest InjuryNONE
NTSB NumberCEN10CA239
Event ID20100505X60615

Aircraft

MakeREMOS AIRCRAFT GMBH
ModelG-3/600
Registration #N265RA
OperatorU S AVIATION GROUP LLC
OwnerU S AVIATION GROUP LLC
CategoryAIR
FAR Part091
Aircraft DamageSUBS

Conditions

Light ConditionDAYL
WeatherVMC

Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
None2
Total Injured0

Event Location

Probable Cause

The student pilot’s loss of control and the instructor’s delayed remedial action.

Full Narrative

Shortly after takeoff the student pilot experienced trouble controlling the light sport airplane. The flight instructor took over the controls and, believing that the airplane’s flight controls might have been malfunctioning, elected to land on the remaining runway. The fiberglass airplane impacted the runway hard, which resulted in a propeller strike and the collapse of the nose landing gear and left main landing gear. The airplane came to rest on the runway in an upright and left-wing-low position. Following an engine shutdown, the instructor and student were able to exit unassisted. Around the time of the accident the wind was shifting back and forth from a quartering headwind to a quartering tailwind. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and reported that no preimpact anomalies were noted with the airplane’s flight controls.

About This NTSB Record

This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.

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