# Accident 20090409003779A: Remos REMOSG3600, Port Townsend, WA, April 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2009, 19:58 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Airport: Jefferson County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0539° N, 122.8106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0539&lon=-122.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249SW-2010-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Remos GEMINI REMOS G-3/600 (registry code 0600039, https://openairdocs.org/model/remos-gemini-remos-g-3-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REMOS REMOSG3600
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 34 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090409003779A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  PILOT WAS OPERATING A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT AND WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATED IN PORT TOWNSEND, WA.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WAS ABOUT TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND OPPOSITE RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND.  THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED IMPACTING THE GROUND NOSE FIRST.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THE AUTOMATED WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 KNTS.  THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE SCENE HAD REPORTED WIND GUST TO BE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 KNTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR09CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA191), Apr 9, 2009: Remos Gemini Remos (N249SW), Jefferson, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswinds conditions while approaching to land.

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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