# NTSB WPR23LA169: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX, N76GX, Glendale, AZ, April 27, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 26, 2023, 18:00 local (Apr 27, 2023, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Glendale, AZ - Coordinates: 33.52545, -112.29584 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5254&lon=-112.2958&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 107156 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA169 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/107156/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=107156 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA169 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action. ## 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 · Not attained/maintained (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) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/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) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=060006H), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that, during a practice power-off landing with a student pilot at the controls, he recommended using flaps to provide some additional lift to the airplane as it approached the runway. The airplane rapidly lost airspeed and lift, and subsequently landed hard. The student pilot applied full power with the intention of executing a go-around. The flight instructor then took control and promptly pulled the throttle, because he believed the propellor struck the runway. The airplane veered to the right and subsequently collided with terrain, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N76GX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76GX), registered now, S/N 279, 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: 279 - Year built: 2008 - Airframe hours: 477 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Eagle Sport LLC, doing business as Fly Eagle Sport - Registered owner: Croughwell Edmond H - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 7, 2023, 68 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: GEU, Glendale Muni, runway 1, 7,150 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 528 total, 191 in this make and model, 461 as pilot in command, 91 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 34; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: right; flight hours: 300 total, 11 in this make and model, 191 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: KGEU - METAR: KGEU 270058Z 22009KT 10SM SKC 31/M06 A2979 ## 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 20230426007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230426007709A), Apr 26, 2023: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. On April 26, 2023, at 1654 MST, a Remos Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau model Remos Gx, single engine aircraft, was on a training flight at kgeu under visual… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 8, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=107156. 3.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15591186&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20WPR23LA169%20Flat_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15590825&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photo%20WPR23LA169-Rel.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. 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