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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cosmos Phaseii · Brenda, AZ · March 2, 2009

Date: March 2, 2009 · 09:45 local
Place: Brenda, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4832
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA135
Reported as: Cosmos Phaseii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total27 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N4832Registration cancelled Apr 3, 2021 · Cosmos PHASE 2S/N 21319 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCosmos PHASE 2 Engine modelRotax 582UL2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted is a sport pilot. He was landing on a dry lake bed when he realized too late that someone had driven across the area and left ruts in the ground. By the time he observed the ruts he could not avoid the ruts. The nose gear was damaged. No injury to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A SPORT PILOT. HE WAS LANDING ON A DRY LAKE BED WHEN HE REALIZED TOO LATE THAT SOMEONE HAD DRIVEN ACROSS THE AREA AND LEFT RUTS IN THE GROUND. BY THE TIME HE OBSERVED THE RUTS HE COULD NOT AVOID THE RUTS. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURY TO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09CA135Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalome, AZThe pilot's encounter with a rut while landing on an unimproved dry lake bed.Mar 2, 2009 · Substantial damage