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FAA incident report · Amtrqc CHALLENGER2 · San Martin, CA · March 14, 1998

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Date
March 14, 1998 · 15:15 local
Place
San Martin, CA
Airport
Santa Clara County Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N95CG
Reported as
Amtrqc CHALLENGER2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15 in this make and model
N95CGRegistration cancelled Apr 5, 2018 · Husted Jerome C CHALLENGER IIS/N 0796 · Built 1992Airframe modelHusted Jerome C CHALLENGER IIEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Narrative: on March 14, 1998, at approximately 1515 PST, a challenger 2, amateur/homebuilt aircraft, N95CG was downwind at 1300 ft and attempted to land at south county airport (Q99), San Martin, CA. While attempting this landing, there appeared to be a propeller failure. One blade of the wooden propeller experienced a delimitation causing extreme vibration. The engine was shut down and an off field landing was made with minor damage to the nose strut. There was no injury to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 14, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 PST, A CHALLENGER 2, AMATEUR/HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, N95CG WAS DOWNWIND AT 1300 FT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT SOUTH COUNTY AIRPORT (Q99), SAN MARTIN, CA. WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS LANDING, THERE APPEARED TO BE A PROPELLER FAILURE. ONE BLADE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER EXPERIENCED A DELIMITATION CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN OFF FIELD LANDING WAS MADE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE STRUT. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.