What happened
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Narrative: on 06-22-96, Piper PA28-140, N98150, forced landed near Weatherford, TX. The pilot reported that after takeoff and at approximately 2000 feet MSL, the aircraft engine began to vibrate severely. He prepared for and initiated an emergency landing on a vacant strip of highway beside a major interstate highway. After landing, an inspection revealed one of the engine propeller blades had broken at approximately 12 inches from the tip and departed the aircraft. This incident happened during a pleasure flight, visual meteorological flight conditions prevailed at the time and the aircraft was not damaged. There were no injuries to the pilot and one passenger. The flight originated at Weatherford, TX at 10:00 CDT. The propeller has been shipped to the manufacturer for further evaluation. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 06-22-96, PIPER PA28-140, N98150, FORCED LANDED NEAR WEATHERFORD, TX. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET MSL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY. HE PREPARED FOR AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A VACANT STRIP OF HIGHWAY BESIDE A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AFTER LANDING, AN INSPECTION REVEALED ONE OF THE ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES HAD BROKEN AT APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE TIP AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEATHERFORD, TX AT 10:00 CDT. THE PROPELLER HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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