Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX accident near Española, NM
On March 11, 2016, a Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX (airplane) was involved in an accident near Española, NM. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 11, 2016
- Place
- Española, NM
- Aircraft
- Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.033°N, 106.047°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160311X11659
Official records · CEN16FA122
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Radar Data Plots: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar Data (Source Data): Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 11, 2016, about 1627 mountain standard time, a Remos Aircraft GmbH Flugzeugbau Remos GX airplane, N28GX, impacted terrain following a loss of control in the airport traffic pattern at the Ohkay Owingeh Airport (E14), Española, New Mexico. The private pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by New Mexico Sport Aviation, LLC, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that departed E14 about 1620 with the intended destination of Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), Santa Fe, New Mexico. According to the operator, the airplane was based at SAF, and the pilot rented it to gain familiarity with the takeoff-and-landing procedures used at the Los Alamos Airport (LAM), Los Alamos, New Mexico. Because of the restricted airspace immediately to the south of the runway and the noise-sensitive residential area just west of the runway, LAM employs a non-standard traffic pattern. All landings are made on runway 27, and all departures are made in the opposite direction on runway 9. A review of available Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) radar data established that the airplane departed SAF about 1350, flew north-northwest toward LAM, and landed about 1405 on runway 27 at LAM. At 1417:25, the airplane reappeared on radar after it departed LAM on runway 9. The airplane flew about 8.5 miles northeast of LAM before it returned to land on runway 27
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while operating in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.
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Browse: New Mexico
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
