Young COZY MKIV N96PJ

Summary

On 22 August 2003 at about 15:30 local time, a Young COZY MKIV registered N96PJ was involved in an accident near Quincy, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 August 2003 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Quincy Muni Baldwin Field (UIN)

Coordinates

39.9428, -91.1944

Aircraft

Young COZY MKIV

Registration

N96PJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Chicago → Quincy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA209

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The amateur-built airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing. The pilot reported he was at the downwind-base corner of the traffic pattern when he initiated a power-off approach. He stated the descent rate was quite steep, estimating it as 30 degrees relative to the terrain. As the aircraft approached touchdown, the pilot noted that it slowed faster than anticipated. He stated: "I pulled back on the stick to come [in] at [a smaller] angle and the plane did not respond." The aircraft subsequently hit nose first, breaking the nose wheel. The pilot indicated there were no failures or malfunctions with the aircraft prior to the accident. In addition, he stated that the aircraft performed normally during his previous flights in the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.