# Incident 20240815011149I: Michel Laroche COZY MK IV, Lancaster, CA, August 15, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2024, 09:05 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL WM J FOX AIRFIELD (WJF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977DJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977DJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Michel Laroche COZY MK IV (registry code 056416W, https://openairdocs.org/model/michel-laroche-cozy-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B2B (registry code 41911, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICHEL LAROCHE COZY MK IV
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 3 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240815011149I

## Narrative

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

ON 8/15/24 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO WJF WITH ONE PASSENGER, A PILOT WHO'S FAMILIAR WITH THE COZY EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, WHO'S BEEN HELPING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THE FAMILIARIZATION OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPARENTLY ON DOWNWIND (MID-FIELD), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR BY SELECTING THE GEAR-DOWN POSITION ON THE NOSE-GEAR SWITCH. HE CAN'T REMEMBER IF HE SAW THE GREEN LIGHT (DOWN & LOCKED) ILLUMINATED. HE FELT HE GOT SOMEWHAT DISTRACTED BY A CONVERSATION WITH THE PASSENGER ON BEST PRACTICE.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DIDN'T CONFIRM NOSE GEAR POSITION ON BASE LEG AND ON FINAL LEG. HE ONLY REALIZED THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND AND LOCK DURING LANDING WHEN HE LOWERED THE NOSE.

AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A LOCAL A&P MECHANIC AT WJF WHO DISCOVERED A LOOSE WIRE (GEAR LIMIT) WHICH MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE GEAR FAILURE.

## Other reports on N977DJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20250423010689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250423010689I), Apr 23, 2025: Cozy MARK IV (N977DJ), San Gabriel, CA, Minor damage. On April 23, 2025, at approximately 1545 a single-engine, two-seat Cozy aircraft, on a pleasure flight, originating from San Gabriel Valley Airport (EMT),…

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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