# Accident 20080807841799A: Cosmos PHASEII, Carson City, NV, August 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2008, 09:45 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1922° N, 119.7344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1922&lon=-119.7344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cosmos PHASE 2 (registry code 05901FK, https://openairdocs.org/model/cosmos-phase-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 618 (registry code 55578, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSMOS PHASEII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080807841799A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING, TOUCHED DOWN IN THE DIRT AND STRUCK A BERM APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

## 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 SEA08CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA173), Aug 7, 2008: Cosmos Phase II (N311RT), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

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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