# Accident 20161011017619A: Remos Aircraft Gmbh REMOS GX, Lowell, AR, October 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2016, 14:10 local time
- Place: Lowell, AR
- Airport: Circle S Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1336° N, 94.1556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1336&lon=-94.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27GX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27GX-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Remos REMOS GX (registry code 060005Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/remos-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
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161011017619A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 11, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A 2008 REMOS GMBH LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE, N27GX IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT CIRCLE S FARMS WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 6 STATUTE MILES NORTHEAST OF THE SPRINGDALE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ASG).  THE (PIC) PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD DEPARTED THE GRASS STRIP TO THE NORTH.  ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT  THE PIC STATED HE ENCOUNTERED STRONG TAILWINDS AND BEGAN LOSING AIRSPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLEAR THE TREE TOPS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE NOSING OVER AND GETTING HUNG UP IN TREE LIMBS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE TWO SOLES ONBOARD AND NEITHER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND REGISTERED TO THE PIC AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 GAA17CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA020), Oct 11, 2016: Remos Remos GX (N27GX), Lowell, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off with a prevailing tailwind and insufficient distance to ensure obstacle clearance, which resulted in a collision with a tree.

## Other reports on N27GX (1)

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

- [Incident 20131023020589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131023020589I), Oct 23, 2013: Remos Aircraft Gmbh REMOS GX (N27GX), Fayetteville, AR, Minor damage. On October 23, 2013 at approximately 1530 hours a Remos aircraft N27GX attempted to make an off field landing due to fuel depletion. Visual meteorological…

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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