# NTSB WPR13CA046: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX, N110GX, Sacramento, CA, November 4, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 4, 2012, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Sacramento, CA - Coordinates: 38.5125, -121.493331 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5125&lon=-121.4933&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 27, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 85634 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13CA046 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85634/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85634 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA046 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## 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: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Student/instructed pilot; cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The operator reported that the student pilot was conducting a series of touch-and-go landings in the airport traffic pattern. During the first landing, the airplane landed hard and bounced. The student pilot aborted the landing, performed a second touch-and-go landing, and noticed that it did not feel right. The student pilot landed a third time uneventfully. An inspection of the airplane by the operator revealed an approximate 22-inch tear in the composite fuselage structure extending forward from the landing gear attach point. The operator reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The operator reported that the student pilot was conducting a series of touch and go landings in the airport traffic pattern. During the first landing, the airplane landed hard and bounced. The student pilot aborted the landing, performed a second touch and go landing, and noticed that it did not feel right. The student pilot landed a third time uneventfully. An inspection of the airplane by the operator revealed an approximate 22-inch tear in the composite fuselage structure extending forward from the landing gear attach point. The operator reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N110GX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110GX-2018-01-02), registration cancelled 2018-01-02, S/N 295, 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 060006H) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 295 - Airframe hours: 965 - Engines: ROTAX 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Greg Thomas Group Inc - Registered owner: Greg Thomas Group Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 3, 2012, 97 hours before - Departed: SAC, Sacramento, CA - Destination: SAC, Sacramento, CA - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: SAC, Sacramento Executive, runway 20, 5,503 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 53; injuries: none; student; medical: sport pilot; seat: left; flight hours: 70 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: SAC ## Other investigations on N110GX (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 WPR13CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA373), Aug 15, 2013: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX (N110GX), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb following an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inaccurate fuel planning which resulted in a low… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85634. 3.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40383635&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.