# Incident 20110213006129I: Remos Aircraft Gmbh REMOS GX, Portage Des Sio, MO, February 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Portage Des Sio, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smartt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9297° N, 90.4300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST CHARLES COUNTY RGNL/SMARTT FLD (SET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9297&lon=-90.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79GX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79GX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX (registry code 060008W, https://openairdocs.org/model/remos-acft-gmbh-flugzeugbau-remos-gx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REMOS AIRCRAFT GMBH REMOS GX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110213006129I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT, ON THE 2ND LANDING, ON RUNWAY 18 AT KSET, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY. THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY AND WAS LIFTED SLIGHTLY. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LOWERED AGAIN AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE ENGINE COWLING AND STOPPED. THE NOSE STRUT TUBE HAD SEVERED AND THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT. REPORT WILL BE AMENDED TO CAPTURE WHAT THE OPERATIONS INSPECTOR'S ACTIONS WILL BE.

## Other reports on N79GX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100418032189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100418032189I), Apr 18, 2010: Remos Aircr REMOS GX (N79GX), St. Charles, MO, Minor damage. The st. louis flight standards district office was notified of the incident involving a Remos Gx, light sport aircraft, registration number N79GX. The incident…

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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