NTSB releases preliminary report on REMOS accident

Sebring, FL – On January 25th a REMOS GX Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff,resulting in one fatality and serious injuries to the pilot. The NTSB investigated the accident.

Todd Gunther, NTSB Investigator in Charge, has now released a Preliminary Report on the accident. In his findings, Gunther established control continuity to the rudder, elevator and right wing, however, “control continuity could not be established to the left aileron.”

The left wing had been folded the night before the flight and was extended just prior to takeoff. It appears that the left aileron quick fastener was not secured during takeoff.

Following the initial investigation, REMOS Aircraft issued a Mandatory Safety Directive on January 31st, titled “Inspection of Quick Fasteners on Control System”. The document was distributed to all REMOS owners. The Safety Directive contains illustrated directions for the proper method of securing the aileron controls when extending the wings. It provides replacement pages for the POH with emboldened sections for checking control continuity. It also provides additional placarding to be positioned on the instrument panel, port and starboard sides of the cabin and on the tail cone. The placards prompt additional pre-flight checks for control quick fasteners.

“We have issued this mandatory safety directive to assure that all pre-flight procedures are followed with precision,” said Corvin Huber, CEO of REMOS Aircraft. “We are in the process of making a safe airplane even safer.”

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