# Accident 20000617006109A: Haessler Reinhard COSMOS PHASE II, Forest Grove, OR, June 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Forest Grove, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6607° N, 123.1500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6607&lon=-123.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9022F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9022F-2000-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haessler Reinhard COSMOS PHASE II (registry code 05610CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/haessler-reinhard-cosmos-phase-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617006109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.23) A/C OBSERVED FLYING NORTH OVER FIELD NEAR FOREST GROVE, OR. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ULTRALITE FLY OVER HIS HEAD AT 150-200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN AROUND, RESULTING IN A TIGHT SPIN, THE A/C CRASHED, KILLING THE PILOT, WHO WAS ALONE IN THE 2-SEAT A/C. SUBSEQUEST INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE RUDDER SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED BY THE PILOT WITH THE CONTROLS REVERSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA00LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA107), Jun 17, 2000: Haessler Cosmo Phase II (N9022F), Banks, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper installation, i.e., reversed connection, of the rudder control cables resulting in reverse rudder operation and a subsequent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the pilot's…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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