# Accident 20221126020679A: Cosmos PHASE II, Lake Havasu, AZ, November 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2022, 10:20 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3645° N, 114.1606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3645&lon=-114.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254DW-2023-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cosmos PHASE II (registry code 059003U, https://openairdocs.org/model/cosmos-phase-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSMOS PHASE II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 30 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221126020679A

## Narrative

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

LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^COSMO, CRASHED DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES OFF THE EDGE OF HIGHWAY 95 AT MILEPOST 166. **UPDATE: PILOT REPORTED RUNNING OUT OF FUEL PRIOR TO CRASH LANDING IN A RAVINE WITH SOFT SAND IN THE DESSERT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT SAND. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS SUBSTANTIAL.** POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 11/26/2022 1720Z.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT REPORTED HE TOOK OFF FROM LAKE HAVASU AIRPORT AND FLEW AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WHEN HE RAN OUT OF GAS. HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING AND HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO SET DOWN AND ENDED UP FLYING UNDER TWO WIRES AND SETTING DOWN BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE LAKE GOING DOWNHILL. HE SET DOWN ON THE NOSE OF THE ULTRALIGHT DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, THE NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ALONG WITH THE MAINS. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALED BUT THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, WINGS HAD NO DAMAGE. HE SAID RUNNING OUT OF GAS WAS HIS FAULT, HE INDICATED POOR FUEL MANAGEMENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT TOP OFF THE FUEL TANK.

## 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 WPR23LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA051), Nov 26, 2022: Cosmos Phase II (N254DW), Lake Havasu, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent landing on…

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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