# Incident 19970425013149I: Amtrfa FALCONARAMF, Missoula, MT, April 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1997, 07:00 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4243Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4243Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tscheiller Herbert L FALCONAR SUPER 14 (registry code 05658WV, https://openairdocs.org/model/tscheiller-herbert-l-falconar-super-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRFA FALCONARAMF
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 30 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970425013149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 25, 1997, AT 0700 MDT, A FALCONAIR SUPER 14 AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY LARRY SCHIERMEISTER, LOST 5" OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE DURING CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MISSOULA WITHOUT INCIDENT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FROM THE VIOLENT VIBRATIONS AND IS BEING INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MISSOULA, MT ON 04/25/97 AT 0700 MDT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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