Hugh Nunnally Farrior COZY MK IV N222HF

Summary

On 28 October 2025 at about 18:30 local time, a Hugh Nunnally Farrior COZY MK IV registered N222HF was involved in an accident near McRae-Helena, Georgia, United States. One person was 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

28 October 2025 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

McRae-Helena, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Telfair-Wheeler (MQW)

Coordinates

32.0920, -82.8817

Aircraft

Hugh Nunnally Farrior COZY MK IV

Registration

N222HF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2024

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Athens → Tampa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA030

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the nose landing gear, which resulted in a nose gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inappropriate decision to continue to fly with known delamination damage to the propeller.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and builder of the experimental airplane reported that in cruise flight about 1,700 ft above ground level, he felt a vibration that progressively intensified. He elected to make a precautionary landing at a nearby airport; however, he forgot to extend the nose landing gear, and the airplane’s nose contacted the runway surface during landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. Post accident examination revealed that the composite propeller had shed a portion of its nickel-plated leading edge and exhibited damage consistent with delamination. Further examination by the propeller manufacturer revealed that the delamination was the result of heat damage and a total failure of the propeller was imminent. About 5 months before the accident, the pilot contacted the propeller manufacturer and provided photographs that revealed early stage delamination damage to the propeller. He was advised by several company representatives that the damage was the result of heat due to the location and proximity of the engine exhaust to the propeller, and that he should not continue to fly with that propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.