Haessler COSMO PHASE II accident near Banks, OR
On June 17, 2000, a Haessler COSMO PHASE II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Banks, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 17, 2000
- Place
- Banks, OR
- Aircraft
- Haessler COSMO PHASE II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.661°N, 123.150°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21337
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 17, 2000, approximately 1200 Pacific daylight time, an experimentally certificated homebuilt Haessler Cosmo Phase II "Trike," N9022F, registered to and being operated by a private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering, about two miles southeast of Banks, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14CFR91, and originated from a field near the pilot's residence earlier on the morning of the accident. A witness reported that about noon he heard the noise of an airplane, looked up, and saw the aircraft fly overhead about 150 to 200 feet above ground heading east. The witness stopped following the aircraft but reported that shortly thereafter "...something made me look back up, maybe a change of noise, when I saw the plane it had made a 180 degree change in direction and was already out of control..." He further described the aircraft as being in a nose down attitude during which it made two or three turns, and that he did not hear any noise "...except when the plane went into the dive, the engine revved to high R.P.M.'s..." (refer to STATEMENT CH-I). PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to records maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot (owner/builder) was issued a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land rating on April 9, 1999. His personal logbook showed his first instructional flight commencing December 15, 1998, and
Probable cause
The pilot's improper installation, i.e., reversed connection, of the rudder control cables resulting in reverse rudder operation and a subsequent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the pilot's intentional design change/addition of a rudder to the aircraft.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
