# Incident 20210724011659I: Michael A Cosman COSMAN LSA, Buckeye, AZ, July 24, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2021, 18:17 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Privately-Owned
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8232B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8232B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michael A Cosman COSMAN LSA (registry code 05632AL, https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-a-cosman-cosman-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICHAEL A COSMAN COSMAN LSA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210724011659I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1817 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A COSMAN LSA, N823B DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR BUCKEYE ARIZONA. DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED IN A FARMERS FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHERN AVENUE AND SOUTH BRUNER ROAD.

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING CROSSWIND AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 17, AT BETWEEN 600- 700' ABOVE THE GROUND, AND 80-85 MPH INDICATED AIRSPEED, THE ENGINE MADE A BREAKING THEN GRINDING SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH VIBRATION AND THE SOUND OF WHAT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING ON TWO CYLINDERS. WITHIN AN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS THE ENGINE SEIZED HARD WITH A SQUEALING SOUND, THEN SILENCE, A SINGLE PROP BLADE VISIBLE IN THE LEFT WINDSCREEN.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED PERPENDICULAR TO FIELD BERMS, THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLIES COLLAPSED FOLLOWING CONTACT WITH A BERM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ALONG ON THE FUSELAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET.

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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