# Accident 20220330004799A: Robinson Michael E COZY MARK IV, Tucson, AZ, March 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1466° N, 111.1644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1466&lon=-111.1644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294MV-2022-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Michael E COZY MARK IV (registry code 05635CX, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-michael-e-cozy-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C (registry code 41832, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON MICHAEL E COZY MARK IV
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,539 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220330004799A

## Narrative

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

ON FLIGHT FROM MARANA (AVQ) TO RYAN FIELD (RYN), AIRCRAFT ENTERED EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR OTHER TRAFFIC AND WAS CLEARED FOR RIGHT BASE TO 24R, UPON TURNING BASE AT FLIGHT IDLE THE PILOT HEARD A BEEPING TONE AND LOOKED AT INSTRUMENTS TO SEE ALTERNATOR LIGHT FLASHING AND ENGINE RPM AND MP AT ZERO.  SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, TURNED BOOST PUMP ON AND TRIED TO START BUT ENGINE DID NOT START.  AIRSPEED WAS AT 60 KNOTS AND AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE TREES SHORT OF THE FIELD.

## 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 WPR22LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA138), Mar 30, 2022: Robinson Michael E Cozy Mark IV (N294MV), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during an approach due to clogged fuel filters, which resulted from an epoxide sealant used in manufacture of the airplane deteriorating and clogging the fuel filter.

## Other reports on N294MV (1)

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

- [Accident 20170201001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170201001919A), Feb 1, 2017: 2016 Robinson Michael E COZY MARK IV (N294MV), Anthony, NM, Substantial damage. On February 1, 2017, at 1530 MST, a Cozy Mark IV, N294MV, registered to [privacy data omitted]was performing touch and goes. On climb out after a missed…

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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