What happened
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While cruising @ 9500' AGL the pilot notice an engine/prop vibration @ 2400 RPM and reduced the power to 2000 RPM. When the vibration continued, the pilot shut-down the engine. With the prop windmilling the vibration still continued and at approx. 4500' AGL the prop separated from the engine, clean without causing any significant damage to the rest of the aircraft. The pilot "dead-stick" landed, uneventfully on a dirt road near Lake Alamo, Arizona. The pilot was not hurt nor was there any post emergency landing fire. The sudden chg. In operational environment caused the six (6) propeller rentention bolts to lose their torque valve and eventually break. This is a wooden propeller.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CRUISING @ 9500' AGL THE PILOT NOTICE AN ENGINE/PROP VIBRATION @ 2400 RPM AND REDUCED THE POWER TO 2000 RPM. WHEN THE VIBRATION CONTINUED, THE PILOT SHUT-DOWN THE ENGINE. WITH THE PROP WINDMILLING THE VIBRATION STILL CONTINUED AND AT APPROX. 4500' AGL THE PROP SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE, CLEAN WITHOUT CAUSING ANY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT "DEAD-STICK" LANDED, UNEVENTFULLY ON A DIRT ROAD NEAR LAKE ALAMO, ARIZONA. THE PILOT WAS NOT HURT NOR WAS THERE ANY POST EMERGENCY LANDING FIRE. THE SUDDEN CHG. IN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT CAUSED THE SIX (6) PROPELLER RENTENTION BOLTS TO LOSE THEIR TORQUE VALVE AND EVENTUALLY BREAK. THIS IS A WOODEN PROPELLER.
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