14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, June 15, 2012 in Westminster, MD
Aircraft: REMOS ACFT GMBH FLUGZEUGBAU REMOS GX, registration: N206GX
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On June 15, 2012, about 1010 eastern daylight time, a Remos Aircraft GmbH Flugzeugbau Remos GX, special-light sport aircraft (S-LSA), N206GX, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground during an emergency landing at the Carroll County Regional Airport (DMW), Westminster, Maryland. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK), Frederick, Maryland, and was ultimately destined for the Piseco Airport (K09), Piseco, New York. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to records obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the two-seat, high-wing, fixed tricycle landing gear, S-LSA, was issued a special airworthiness certificate on September 30, 2009, and purchased by its current owner during May 2011.
The airplane was of composite carbon fiber monocoque construction, and was designed with the ability to fold both wings back to facilitate storage and transportation. In addition, both wings and the horizontal stabilizer were removable. The respective control push-pull rods for the left and right ailerons, and elevator featured a "quick-fastener" to disconnect and reconnect the respective flight control.
According to witnesses, the pilot flew the airplane from K09 to Haysfield Airport (MD24), Clarksville, Maryland, during November 2011, where it was disassembled and stored for the winter. It was subsequently reassembled during April 2012. The pilot, who was also an FAA certificated airframe and powerplant mechanic, completed a condition inspection on June 1, 2012. The pilot then flew the airplane to Bay Bridge Airport (W29), Stevensville, Maryland, where a pitot-static system check was performed on June 8, and a Magnum 601 ballistic parachute system was installed on June 12, 2012. The pilot flew to FDK on June 14, 2012, and was planning to fly to K09, with an en route fuel stop, to deliver the airplane to its owner on the day of the accident.
A witness at DMW heard the pilot transmit over the airport common traffic advisory frequency "my elevator has come detached, I need to make a landing on runway 16." Another witness observed the airplane "climb and dive" as it approached the 5,100-foot-long, asphalt runway. A third witness stated the airplane was about 50 feet from the beginning of the runway, when it made a dramatic pitch downward.
The airplane impacted the ground about 60 feet prior to the runway, and about 12 feet to the left of the right runway edge. Debris was scattered south-southeast approximately 350 feet, with the majority of the wreckage found on the grass area that was located immediately off the right side of and parallel to the runway.
All major portions of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. Both wings and the top portion of the cabin were inverted and found about 220 feet from the initial impact point. The main wreckage was found about 265 feet from the initial impact point. It consisted of the cockpit, which was destroyed, the engine, and the tail assembly aft of the cabin, which remained intact. The ballistic parachute system parachute was not activated and found strewn along the debris path. The activation handle was found in the main wreckage secured with a padlock. The key for the padlock was found on a key ring, with the ignition key, which remained inserted in the ignition switch.
Initial examination of the airplane's flight controls revealed that the elevator quick-fastener was disconnected. The left and right aileron quick-fasteners remained connected, and the flight control cables to the rudder remained attached. Examination of the airplane's engine did not reveal any failures that would have precluded normal operation.
The elevator and aileron quick-fasteners were removed and forwarded to the NTSB Materials Laboratory, Washington, DC, for further examination. In addition, the airplane was equipped with a Dynon Avionics "FlightDEK-D180 combined EFIS and EMS" unit, and a Garmin 496 global positioning system receiver, which were forwarded to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Division for data download.
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 206GX Make/Model: LSA Description: REMOS GX LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT
Date: 06/15/2012 Time: 1400
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: WESTMINSTER State: MD Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, THE 1 PERSON ON BOARD
WAS FATALLY INJURED, WESTMINSTER, MD
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Approach Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: BALTIMORE, MD (EA07) Entry date: 06/18/2012
The lone occupant of an airplane that crashed Friday morning at the Carroll County Regional Airport in Westminster has died.
State Police spokeswoman Elena Russo confirmed Friday afternoon that the man, 64, died at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
Police identified him as Henry Judkins, of Derwood, in Montgomery County. Police said he was the pilot and the only individual aboard the Remos GX, a "light sport" aircraft, at the time of the crash.
Police said they and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
The preliminary investigation indicates Judkins was one mile away from the airport when he reported mechanical issues. Police said witnesses observed the aircraft flying at varying altitudes before descending into a grassy area approximately 40 feet prior to the runway.
The crash occurred between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m., according to reports. Responders from the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1 were the first to arrive, according to Gil Roper, public information officer for the Westminster company.
He said the pilot had apparently been ejected from the single-engine, fixed-wing plane.
"We found him about 50 feet from the airplane," said Roper, who was among those responding to the scene. "He was still strapped in his seat."
"There wasn't much left of the plane," Roper said.
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Wreckage from Friday's single-engine plane crash at Carroll County Regional Airport in Westminster.
(Photo by Gil Roper, Westminster Fire Department / June 15, 2012)
Photo Credit: KEN KOONS
A man was flown to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center by helicopter Friday after reportedly being thrown from his plane during a crash at Carroll County Regional Airport in Westminster.
"We found him about 50 feet from the airplane," said Gil Roper, public information officer for the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1, which was among those responding to the scene. "He was still strapped in his seat."
Roper said Westminster fire and paramedic crews were first on the scene, and administered aid to the pilot until a helicopter arrived to transport the man to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma.
They had expected him to be transported via helicopter — and in fact the man was loaded into the state police helicopter, but then, Roper said, the state crew motioned for Westminster to take him instead.
"They actually had put him on," Roper said. "They were revving up to go, and the doors came open and they motioned for us to come get him."
Elena Russo, spokeswoman for the Maryland State Police, confirmed that the helicopter had a mechanical issue and was grounded at the scene.
Instead, the inpured man was put in an ambulance, which was en route to Carroll Hospital Center when it was told to meet another state helicopter at Mitchell's Golf Center in Reisterstown.
There, Roper said the pilot was transferred to a different helicopter and flown to Shock Trauma as a "Priority 1" patient — meaning the injury requires immediate care.
Rpoer said he did not know of the pilot's specific injuries, but said the Priority 1 status indicates, "very critical" status.
The identify of the pilot has not be released, and his condition is unknown.
The single-engine, fixed wing airplane crashed during landing around 10:30 a.m. Friday, according to Carroll County officials.
Roper said "there wasn't much left of the plane."
Joe McKelvey, manager of the airport, was not available for comment, but Carroll County spokeswoman Roberta Windham said the crash did not involve spilled fuel or hazardous materials, and there was no damage to the airport.
According to a release from the Carroll Board of County Commissioners, the cause of the crash is under investigation.
In addition to crews from Westminster, the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Department also responded to the scene.
At the airport Friday afternoon, local television crews were standing by in the parking lot outside the airport gate, but staff inside referred all questions to Windham.
Windham said the airport is currently closed, but they hope to reopen it by the end of the day. Flights scheduled to land at the Westminster airport will be diverted elsewhere.
Jon Meoli contributed to this story.This story has been updated.
Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com
WESTMINSTER, Md. -
Maryland State Police said a small plane has crashed in Carroll County, injuring at least one person.
The crash was reported around 10:15 a.m. at the north end of the runway at the Carroll County Airport in Westminster.
Sky Team 11 Capt. Roy Taylor reported that the pilot of the plane made a radio call saying the plane was having issues with the elevator system and was in the process of making an emergency landing when it crashed.
Taylor said the wings of the plane were sheared off, and the fuselage settled about 20-40 yards past the wings.
Taylor reported that the victim was taken to Shock Trauma in critical condition. He said the original state police helicopter that was supposed to fly the victim to the hospital broke down, so the person was instead taken by ground to another area so he could be picked up by another chopper.
It's not known if anyone else was on the plane.
The airport was still closed at noon.
Taylor said the plane's ballistics parachute system hadn't yet deployed and it needed to be disarmed before crews could remove the debris.
A plane crashed at around 10:15 a.m. today on north end of the runway at the Carroll County Regional Airport in Westminster, according to Maryland State Police.
The pilot of the single-engine plane suffered serious injuries. He was initially going to be flown to Shock Trauma but was taken by ground transport to Carroll Hospital Center because of the severity of his injuries, according to county spokeswoman Roberta Windham. The pilot has not been identified but is believed to be a 60-year-old male.
The crash occurred during the plane landing, and the cause is under investigation, according to a news release from the county.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National
Transportation Safety Board have been notified and officials from those
organizations are en route to the airport, according to the duty officer
at the Westminster barracks of state police.
The airport is shut down while police continue to
investigate, but officials expect to reopen it later tonight, Windham
said.
Planes are currently being diverted to surrounding airports, she said.
Planes are currently being diverted to surrounding airports, she said.
No damage occurred to the runway or airport as a
result of the crash, Windham said.
No fuel is believed to have been spilled from the plane.
No fuel is believed to have been spilled from the plane.
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