Davis Daniel T COZY N149CZ

Summary

On 15 November 2008 at about 21:15 local time, a Davis Daniel T COZY registered N149CZ, operated by Hauser Harland J, was involved in an accident near Monte Vista, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 November 2008 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Monte Vista, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Monte Vista Municipal Airport (KMVI)

Coordinates

37.5236, -106.0408

Aircraft

Davis Daniel T COZY

Registration

N149CZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hauser Harland J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monte Vista → Monte Vista

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA085

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.