# NTSB CEN12LA231: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX, N75GX, Ann Arbor, MI, April 5, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 5, 2012, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Ann Arbor, MI - Coordinates: 42.220275, -83.740554 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2203&lon=-83.7406&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83308 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12LA231 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83308/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83308 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA231 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control on takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that the airplane suddenly veered to the left during the takeoff roll and that he was unable to maintain control, even with full opposite rudder and aileron inputs. The airplane became momentarily airborne before it nosed down and impacted a field adjacent to the runway. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On April 5, 2012, at 1130 eastern daylight time, N75GX, a special light sport Remos GX, sustained substantial damage on takeoff from the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (ARB), Ann Arbor, Michigan. The student pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Gemini Aviation LLC, Flat Rock, Michigan. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight destined for Adrian, Lenawee County Airport (ADG), Adrian, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo cross country flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. In a written statement, the student pilot stated that during the take off roll on runway 06, the airplane suddenly veered "hard" to the left. He was unable to correct the turn with full right rudder and aileron. The student pilot said, "...The airplane just jumped up into the air and when it went up it continued to go to the left and then it came straight down." The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the empennage, and the firewall. In addition, both the left main and nose landing gears had separated. The student pilot reported a total of 25.5 flight hours; all of which were in the accident airplane. He also said there were no pre-mishap mechanical failures. At 1135, weather reported at the airport was wind from 060 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 22 knots, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 2,900 feet, temperature 6 degrees Celsius, dewpoint -2 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 30.05 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N75GX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75GX-2014-12-03), registration cancelled 2014-12-03, S/N 277, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: REMOS ACFT GMBH FLUGZEUGBAU REMOS GX - Registry model: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX](https://openairdocs.org/model/remos-acft-gmbh-flugzeugbau-remos-gx) (registry code 060008W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 277 - Airframe hours: 492 - Engines: ROTAX 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Gemini Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Gemini Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 15, 2011 - Departed: ARB, Ann Arbor, MI - Destination: ADG, Adrian, MI - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: ARB, Ann Arbor Municipal, runway 06, 3,505 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 43; injuries: serious; student; seat: left; flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 12 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: ARB ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120405005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120405005859A), Apr 5, 2012: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, Ann Arbor, MI, Destroyed. During takeoff roll at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (karb) on runway 06, the pilot lost directional control to the left as evidenced by skid marks. The aircraft… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 7, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83308. 2.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40386547&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.