# Accident 20240929018089A: Remos Aircraft Gmbh GEMINI REMOS G-3/600, Ohio, NY, September 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2024, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ohio, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5094° N, 74.8930° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5094&lon=-74.8930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5625T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5625T) (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 AIRCRAFT GMBH GEMINI REMOS G-3/600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240929018089A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/29/2024, A GEMINI REMOS G-3/600 AIRCRAFT, WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD, OPERATED A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS DEPARTING FROM SOUTH LAKE, NY. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, BUT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT PEFORMED A WATER DRAIN OF THE FUEL SUMP.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT A FEW FEEL ABOVE THE WATER AND IN THE PROCESS OF TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT WING SLIGHTLY SHUTTERED, AND HE HAD FELT A LOSS OF POWER.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN UNDER REDUCED POWER AND THE RIGHT WING HAD CONTACTED THE LAKE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AS THE AIRCRAFT TO SPUN AROUND, THE LEFT OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE RIGHT FLOAT PUSHED UP UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THAT HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.  THE PILOT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING EXTRACTED FROM THE RIVER, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UP-SIDE DOWN AND BECAME SUBMERGED IN WATER.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLIPPED UP-SIDE DOWN, FURTHER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED DURING THE EXTRACTION PROCESS WHILE REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIVER.

## 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 ERA24LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA401), Sep 29, 2024: Remos Gemini Remos G-3/600 (N5625T), Atwell, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control on takeoff.

## Other reports on N5625T (3)

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

- [Incident 20150814013219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150814013219I), Aug 14, 2015: Remos Aircraft Gmbh GEMINI REMOS G-3/600 (N5625T), Denton, TX, Minor damage. The high-wing, light sport aircraft with student and instructor pilots were cleared for takeoff on dto runway 18. The winds were 090 at 8 knots. The student…
- [Incident 20090821013019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090821013019I), Aug 21, 2009: Remosa GEMINIREMOSG (N5625T), Decatur, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Student training in preparation for a checkride. During short field takeoff, student pilot let airspeed decay to at or below VS1. CFI attempted to take…
- [Incident 20080927847899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080927847899I), Sep 27, 2008: Remos REMOSG3600 (N5625T), Denton, TX, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was inflight for instruction when a loud bang was heard. The aircraft lost power and started to descend. The engine quit and aircraft landed in…

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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