20010429010279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV4 · Onaga, KS · April 29, 2001

Date
April 29, 2001 · 10:30 local
Place
Onaga, KS
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26RK
Reported as
Amtr RV4
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total60 in this make and model17 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.

(-23)On April 29, 2001, N26RK departed from okc wiley post airport on a routine flight to cristal MN. At approximately 1025 am local time, privacy data omitted the only occupant onboard, noticed an unusual noise that was associated with the engine and propeller. At 1530 zulu or 1030AM local time at Onaga KS the wooden propeller departed the aircraft. Am emergency landing was successfully executed on a football field in Onaga, KS. The aircraft sustained minor damage. From information gathered this wooded propeller was installed on sept. 01, 2000. The aircraft has flown 124 hours since the new prop was installed and torqued to 280 in lbs. AC43.13-1B, chapter 8, section 6, paragraph 8-92, subparagraph (b) recommends to check torques after the first flight after prop change and to check torques at 25 hours after installation and at least every 50 hours thereafter. It appears the new owner operators exceeded the recommended time limits.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 29, 2001, N26RK DEPARTED FROM OKC WILEY POST AIRPORT ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT TO CRISTAL MN. AT APPROXIMATELY 1025 AM LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED THE ONLY OCCUPANT ONBOARD, NOTICED AN UNUSUAL NOISE THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER. AT 1530 ZULU OR 1030AM LOCAL TIME AT ONAGA KS THE WOODEN PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AM EMERGENCY LANDING WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED ON A FOOTBALL FIELD IN ONAGA, KS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. FROM INFORMATION GATHERED THIS WOODED PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED ON SEPT. 01, 2000. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN 124 HOURS SINCE THE NEW PROP WAS INSTALLED AND TORQUED TO 280 IN LBS. AC43.13-1B, CHAPTER 8, SECTION 6, PARAGRAPH 8-92, SUBPARAGRAPH (B) RECOMMENDS TO CHECK TORQUES AFTER THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER PROP CHANGE AND TO CHECK TORQUES AT 25 HOURS AFTER INSTALLATION AND AT LEAST EVERY 50 HOURS THEREAFTER. IT APPEARS THE NEW OWNER OPERATORS EXCEEDED THE RECOMMENDED TIME LIMITS.