What happened
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On June 1, 2023, at approximately 0728 local, privacy data omitted, a Remos G-3/600 light sport aircraft, departed controlled flight during takeoff from runway 27 at Aurora Municipal Airport (karr) and came to rest in a field north of runway 27 on airport property. There were no injuries. Chi FSDO (GL03) accident team arrived at the site at approximately 1000. The team was on site for approximately 2 hrs 30 minutes. They collected photos, logbook entries and a statement from pilot. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings, propeller, engine, landing gear, right horizontal stabilizer, and elevator. Based on the evaluation of the principal maintenance inspector, no maintenance processes was a factor that contributed to the accident.
The purpose of this flight was instruction. The certified flight instructor (CFI) occupied the right seat, the student pilot occupied the left seat. Prior to the flight, the CFI reviewed the student pilot’s training record. The CFI had not flown with this student pilot prior to the date of the accident. The student pilot’s training record indicated a tendency to over-rotate on take-off. This tendency was discussed during the preflight briefing. Preflight inspection, engine start/run-up, and taxi were completed normally.
The student pilot initiated a normal take-off and raised the nose as power was added. The CFI instructed the student pilot to lower the nose to avoid a tail strike and the student pilot complied with the instruction, lowering the nose attitude from approximately 15 degrees to approximately 5 degrees. The student pilot added right rudder while on the ground and the CFI instructed the student pilot to add left rudder three times. While the CFI was providing rudder corrections verbally, the student pilot pitched the nose up and the aircraft departed the ground at low airspeed, tracking approximately 30 degrees right of runway centerline. The student pilot does not recall adding left rudder or removing right rudder input. The student pilot stated the aircraft was not able to climb with full power applied. The CFI stated “my controls” and took control of the aircraft as it crossed the edge of runway 27. As the CFI took control of the aircraft he “felt” the right wing stall, indicated by the right wing dropping, at approximately 20’ AGL. The CFI stated he checked throttle setting was full forward, lowered the nose attitude to the horizon, applied left rudder, and attempted to roll left to a wings level attitude. The airplane bounced on the grass, hitting the propeller. The CFI stated “all engine power was lost” and estimated the airplane “bounced up about 30 feet.” the CFI directed the aircraft to a flat field and set power to idle. Upon touchdown, the landing gear collapsed and the airplane skidded approximately 30-40 yards and came to rest leaning slightly on the right door. The CFI shut down the airplane and both occupants egressed through the left side door.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 1, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 0728 LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A REMOS G-3/600 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KARR) AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD NORTH OF RUNWAY 27 ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CHI FSDO (GL03) ACCIDENT TEAM ARRIVED AT THE SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 1000. THE TEAM WAS ON SITE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS 30 MINUTES.THEY COLLECTED PHOTOS, LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND A STATEMENT FROM PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, PROPELLER, ENGINE, LANDING GEAR, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND ELEVATOR. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE PRINCIPAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR, NO MAINTENANCE PROCESSES WAS A FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS INSTRUCTION. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT, THE STUDENT PILOT OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, THE CFI REVIEWED THE STUDENT PILOT’S TRAINING RECORD. THE CFI HAD NOT FLOWN WITH THIS STUDENT PILOT PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT’S TRAINING RECORD INDICATED A TENDENCY TO OVER-ROTATE ON TAKE-OFF. THIS TENDENCY WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE PREFLIGHT BRIEFING. PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, ENGINE START/RUN-UP, AND TAXI WERE COMPLETED NORMALLY.
THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A NORMAL TAKE-OFF AND RAISED THE NOSE AS POWER WAS ADDED. THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO LOWER THE NOSE TO AVOID A TAIL STRIKE AND THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLIED WITH THE INSTRUCTION, LOWERING THE NOSE ATTITUDE FROM APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES TO APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES. THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED RIGHT RUDDER WHILE ON THE GROUND AND THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO ADD LEFT RUDDER THREE TIMES. WHILE THE CFI WAS PROVIDING RUDDER CORRECTIONS VERBALLY, THE STUDENT PILOT PITCHED THE NOSE UP AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GROUND AT LOW AIRSPEED, TRACKING APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE STUDENT PILOT DOES NOT RECALL ADDING LEFT RUDDER OR REMOVING RIGHT RUDDER INPUT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB WITH FULL POWER APPLIED. THE CFI STATED “MY CONTROLS” AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT CROSSED THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 27. AS THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HE “FELT” THE RIGHT WING STALL, INDICATED BY THE RIGHT WING DROPPING, AT APPROXIMATELY 20’ AGL. THE CFI STATED HE CHECKED THROTTLE SETTING WAS FULL FORWARD, LOWERED THE NOSE ATTITUDE TO THE HORIZON, APPLIED LEFT RUDDER, AND ATTEMPTED TO ROLL LEFT TO A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON THE GRASS, HITTING THE PROPELLER. THE CFI STATED “ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST” AND ESTIMATED THE AIRPLANE “BOUNCED UP ABOUT 30 FEET.” THE CFI DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO A FLAT FIELD AND SET POWER TO IDLE. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 30-40 YARDS AND CAME TO REST LEANING SLIGHTLY ON THE RIGHT DOOR. THE CFI SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS EGRESSED THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE DOOR.
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