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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Jeffrey T Gilbert COZY MARK IV · Yuma, AZ · February 13, 2026

Date
February 13, 2026 · 12:50 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N357BU
Reported as
Jeffrey T Gilbert Cozy Mark IV
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320-B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
1,640 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was repositioning the aircraft from kryn to knyl. During the descent into knyl, while reducing engine RPM to slow for landing, the engine began operating roughly. The pilot attempted to restore power; however, the engine subsequently lost all power.

The pilot declared a mayday on frequency 121.5 and elected to land on southbound route 195 in Yuma, approximately two nautical miles short of runway 26. The aircraft landed without incident, avoided vehicular traffic, and sustained no damage. No property damage or injuries were reported.

Approximately 15 gallons of fuel remained onboard. Subsequent inspection identified a failed fuel line that was spraying fuel overboard, preventing fuel from reaching the fuel manifold and resulting in the engine power loss.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM KRYN TO KNYL. DURING THE DESCENT INTO KNYL, WHILE REDUCING ENGINE RPM TO SLOW FOR LANDING, THE ENGINE BEGAN OPERATING ROUGHLY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST ALL POWER.

THE PILOT DECLARED A MAYDAY ON FREQUENCY 121.5 AND ELECTED TO LAND ON SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 195 IN YUMA, APPROXIMATELY TWO NAUTICAL MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY 26. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AVOIDED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, AND SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED ONBOARD. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION IDENTIFIED A FAILED FUEL LINE THAT WAS SPRAYING FUEL OVERBOARD, PREVENTING FUEL FROM REACHING THE FUEL MANIFOLD AND RESULTING IN THE ENGINE POWER LOSS.