Accident Cozy N149CZ, Saturday 15 November 2008

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Date:	Saturday 15 November 2008
Time:	14:15 LT
Type:	Cozy
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N149CZ
MSN:	178
Total airframe hrs:	263 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Monte Vista, Colorado - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Monte Vista Municipal Airport, CO (KMVI)
Destination airport:	Monte Vista Municipal Airport, CO (KMVI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.

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

Accident investigation: