# Incident 20150428010499I: Parmelee M/Parmelee N COZY MARK IV, Clarion, PA, April 28, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2015, 17:50 local time
- Place: Clarion, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2094° N, 79.3801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarion, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2094&lon=-79.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20MN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parmelee M/Parmelee N COZY MARK IV (registry code 05607XT, https://openairdocs.org/model/parmelee-m-parmelee-n-cozy-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARMELEE M/PARMELEE N COZY MARK IV
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150428010499I

## Narrative

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

AT THE LANDING TOUCH-DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN TIRE DEFLATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL FAIRING WHICH ROLLED UNDER THE TIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT FROM THE DRAG.  THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKING TO CORRECT THE RIGHT YAW WHICH IN TURN PROVIDED EXCESS SIDE LOADING TO THE NOSE GEAR AND LED TO THE COLLAPSING OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS AREA TO THE RIGHT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N20MN (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240325005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240325005209A), Mar 25, 2024: Parmelee M/Parmelee N COZY MARK IV (N20MN), Gonzales, TX, Substantial damage. On 03/25/2024, the pilot of the accident aircraft contacted san antonio ATC declaring an emergency due to loss of engine. He advised ATC that he would attempt…
- [Incident 20030510008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030510008379I), May 10, 2003: Amtr COZYMARK4 (N20MN), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot failed to ensure that the retractable nose gear was down & locked during the approach and landing phase of flight. Aircraft landed on the nose and…
- [Incident 20020623022699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020623022699I), Jun 23, 2002: Amtr COZYMARK4 (N20MN), Concord, CA, Minor damage. (-23) 10:50, 23 June 2002, experimental aircraft, a cozy mark 5, was landing at ccr, 23R nose gear collapsed and separated from aircraft after landing. No…

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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