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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr NIEUPORT24 · Evesham Twp, NJ · May 31, 2001

Date: May 31, 2001 · 09:47 local
Place: Evesham Twp, NJ
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1893
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC01LA135
Reported as: Amtr NIEUPORT24
Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB165
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total2 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1893Registration cancelled Oct 15, 2002 · Musso Paul A NIEUPORT 24 BISS/N PM7668 · Built 1999 Airframe modelMusso Paul A NIEUPORT 24 BIS Engine modelWarner SS165 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated in a written statement that he departed s. jersey regional airport, NJ (7MY) at approximately 0935 on a vfr/vmc flight to new garden airport, pa (N57) for change of base of operations. After approximately 10 mins. Into the flight the propeller split down the longitudinal axis of one blade. Extreme vibration had occurred and pilot shut down engine and made an emergency landing in a large field where the aircraft came to rest inverted, approximately 5 miles from 7MY. Upon visual examination, the aircraft sustained damage to the engine and engine mounts. The engine nose cowl and aft cowl were damaged severely. The landing gear struts were cracked and separated from the fuselage. The vertical stabilizer was heavily damaged. The left lower wing wooden spar was cracked at the wing root and severed approx. 4 feet outboard of the wing root. There was damage to wing fabric covers. Pilot stated during interview flight controls were normal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE DEPARTED S. JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, NJ (7MY) AT APPROXIMATELY 0935 ON A VFR/VMC FLIGHT TO NEW GARDEN AIRPORT, PA (N57) FOR CHANGE OF BASE OF OPERATIONS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS. INTO THE FLIGHT THE PROPELLER SPLIT DOWN THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF ONE BLADE. EXTREME VIBRATION HAD OCCURRED AND PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM 7MY. UPON VISUAL EXAMINATION, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND ENGINE MOUNTS. THE ENGINE NOSE COWL AND AFT COWL WERE DAMAGED SEVERELY. THE LANDING GEAR STRUTS WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE LEFT LOWER WING WOODEN SPAR WAS CRACKED AT THE WING ROOT AND SEVERED APPROX. 4 FEET OUTBOARD OF THE WING ROOT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO WING FABRIC COVERS. PILOT STATED DURING INTERVIEW FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE NORMAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEvesham Twp., NJAn in-flight propeller failure, which resulted in a forced landing.May 31, 2001 · Substantial damage