19951119037629I

Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr CH601HDS · Oxford, MI · November 19, 1995

Date
November 19, 1995 · 12:00 local
Place
Oxford, MI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N41013
Reported as
Amtr CH601HDS
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
490 total270 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: propeller separated from a/c at cruise flt at 2,000 ft. MSL. Pilot landed on golf course with no further damage. The prop bolts provided by kit manufacturer (zenair/zenith aircraft) are not aircraft quality an bolts, they are grade 8 bolts. Pilot discovered that he did not install the shear pins supplied by the propeller mfg.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM A/C AT CRUISE FLT AT 2,000 FT. MSL. PILOT LANDED ON GOLF COURSE WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. THE PROP BOLTS PROVIDED BY KIT MANUFACTURER (ZENAIR/ZENITH AIRCRAFT) ARE NOT AIRCRAFT QUALITY AN BOLTS, THEY ARE GRADE 8 BOLTS. PILOT DISCOVERED THAT HE DID NOT INSTALL THE SHEAR PINS SUPPLIED BY THE PROPELLER MFG.