# Accident 20191222019889A: Bjornstad Norman L COSMOS PHASE II, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, December 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2019, 10:57 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4832° N, 114.3234° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4832&lon=-114.3234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5057Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5057Z-2020-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bjornstad Norman L COSMOS PHASE II (registry code 05902MJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/bjornstad-norman-l-cosmos-phase-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BJORNSTAD NORMAN L COSMOS PHASE II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 140 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191222019889A

## Narrative

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

12/23/2019- AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF FLIGHT ON 12/22/2019 AT AROUND 10:34 AM IN A COSMOS PHASE 11 WEIGHT SHIFTING (ULTRALIGHT) AIRCRAFT THE ENGINE "CUT OUT" AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE THE PILOT CRASH LANDED AT PILOT ROCK, LAKE HAVASU CITY , THE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AS MINOR AND THERE WAS ONE MINOR INJURY. THERE WAS 1 PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD- RLW

01/07/2020 - AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE PILOT BY RLW AND THE NTSB , THE NTSB FINAL WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE PILOT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT POST ACCIDENT TESTING OF THE AIRCRAFT BY HIS FRIENDS REVEALED THAT HE HAD RAN THE ENGINE OUT OF GAS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, HOWEVER, DID NOT.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A FUEL GAUGE ON THE AIRCRAFT AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL LEVEL THROUGH THE FUEL OPENING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

## 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 WPR20CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA056), Dec 22, 2019: Cosmos Phase II (N5057Z), Lake Havasu City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.

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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