# NTSB CEN09CA085: Davis Daniel T Cozy, N149CZ, Monte Vista, CO, November 15, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 15, 2008, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Monte Vista, CO - Coordinates: 37.523612, -106.040832 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5236&lon=-106.0408&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 69552 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA085 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69552/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA085 ## Probable cause The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Davis Daniel T COZY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0561283), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Davis Daniel T COZY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0561283), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Davis Daniel T COZY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0561283), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The certified flight instructor was giving instruction to a commercial rated pilot in a single-engine experimental airplane that the commercial pilot had never flown before. On the second landing, the commercial pilot failed to lower the nose wheel in a timely manner onto the ground and the airplane became airborne. The airplane veered to the right in a 20-degree bank before the instructor was able to take the controls and level the wings. The airplane touched down a second time and traveled off the runway in the dirt before the nose gear separated and the airplane struck a berm. The commercial pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engine. ## Factual narrative The certified flight instructor was giving instruction to a commercial rated pilot in a single-engine experimental airplane that the commercial pilot had never flown before. On the second landing, the commercial pilot failed to lower the nose wheel in a timely manner onto the ground and the airplane became airborne. The airplane veered to the right in a 20 degree bank before the instructor was able to take the controls and level the wings. The airplane touched down a second time and traveled off the runway in the dirt before the nose gear separated and the airplane struck a berm. The commercial pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N149CZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149CZ-2013-06-12), registration cancelled 2013-06-12, S/N 178, built 1989 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DAVIS DANIEL T COZY - Registry model: [Davis Daniel T COZY](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-daniel-t-cozy) (registry code 0561283) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 178 - Airframe hours: 263 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Hauser Harland J - Registered owner: Hauser Harland J - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Limited (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, April 18, 2008 - Departed: KMVI, Monte Vista, CO - Destination: KMVI, Monte Vista, CO - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: KMVI, Monte Vista Municipal Airport, runway 02, 5,900 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 58; injuries: none; flight engineer, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 22, 2008; seat: right; flight hours: 15,700 total, 9 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days - Other flight crew; age 62; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1,245 total, 1 in this make and model, 1,064 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 2 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20081115852529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081115852529A), Nov 15, 2008: Davis COZY, Monte Vista, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with nose off the ground and veered to the right off the runway. Corrections were made and the aircraft then veered left across the runway… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.