# NTSB ERA12CA167: Remos G-3/600, N133LS, Sarasota, FL, January 29, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 29, 2012, 14:24 local (19:24 UTC) - Place: Sarasota, FL - Coordinates: 27.390556, -82.55278 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3906&lon=-82.5528&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 82784 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA167 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82784/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82784 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA167 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 G-3/600, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=060004I), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [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 G-3/600, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060004I), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Remos G-3/600, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=060004I), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Remos G-3/600, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=060004I), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot was conducting solo touch-and-go landings. He stated that, during the fifth landing, just after touchdown, the airplane veered left. The pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane continued left and exited the left side of the runway. The airplane's nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The student pilot was conducting solo touch-and-go landings. He stated that, during the fifth landing, just after touchdown, the airplane veered left. The pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane continued left and exited the left side of the runway. The airplane's nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N133LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133LS), registered now, S/N 217, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: REMOS AIRCRAFT GMBH G-3/600 - Registry model: [Remos G-3/600](https://openairdocs.org/model/remos-g-3-600) (registry code 060004I) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 217 - Airframe hours: 5636 - Engines: ROTAX 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Oars Ply The Sky LLC - Registered owner: Oars Ply The Sky LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, October 26, 2011 - Departed: SRQ, Sarasota, FL - Destination: SRQ, Sarasota, FL - Airport: SRQ, Sarasota/Bradenton Intl, runway 04, 5,009 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: SRQ ## 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 20120129000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120129000529A), Jan 29, 2012: Remos Aircraft Gmbh G-3/600, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was performing a touch and go on runway 4 in Sarasota (srq). After touchdown the aircraft pulled left and the pilot stated he applied opposite rudder and… ## Other investigations on N133LS (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 CEN23LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA216), Jun 1, 2023: Remos G-3/600 (N133LS), Sugar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flight control inputs and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 23, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82784. 960 KB in all. - Memorandum for Record - Telephone Interview, Pilot (item 1, .PDF, 88 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365012&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Telephone%20Interview,%20Pilot-Master.PDF - Photo (Courtesy FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 872 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365013&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20(Courtesy%20FAA)-Master.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.