# Accident 20180217002699A: Black Donald COZY III, Los Lunas, NM, February 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7611° N, 106.7450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7611&lon=-106.7450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N904DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N904DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Black Donald COZY III (registry code 05630IT, https://openairdocs.org/model/black-donald-cozy-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mazda 13B (registry code 43200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLACK DONALD COZY III
- Reported engine: MAZDA 13B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 14 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180217002699A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 17, 2018, AT 1500 MST, A 2011 BLACK DONALD. COZY III, N904DB REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT MIDVALLEY AIRPORT (E98), LOS LUNAS, NM WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT ACCUMULATING HOURS REQUIRED BY THE PHASE I OPERATING LIMITATIONS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PERVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MIDVALLEY AIRPORT EARLIER THAT DAY.

## 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 CEN18LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA117), Feb 17, 2018: Black Donald Cozy III (N904DB), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The seizure of the propeller gearbox for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in a forced landing.

## Other reports on N904DB (1)

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

- [Accident 20120729015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729015659A), Jul 29, 2012: Black Donald COZY III (N904DB), Los Lunas, NM, Destroyed. On July 29, 2012, at 815 am a Cozy III, N209DB, registered to the pilot, made a precautionary landing after smelling smoke in the cabin. Visual meteorological…

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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