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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Bullhead City, AZ · March 7, 2002

Date
March 7, 2002 · 14:07 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7774G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA104
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

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(-23) Shortly after take off from ifp runway 16, propeller blade separated from hub causing remaining portion of prop hub, second prop blade and portion of crank shaft to separate from engine. During propeller failure/separation sequence, engine firewall was partially torn loose from airframe and engine was torn from mounts but remained with the aircraft. Pilot executed emergency landing on ifp runway 16 and rolled off the end. Minor injury to pilot, no injury to passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM IFP RUNWAY 16, PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM HUB CAUSING REMAINING PORTION OF PROP HUB, SECOND PROP BLADE AND PORTION OF CRANK SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM ENGINE. DURING PROPELLER FAILURE/SEPARATION SEQUENCE, ENGINE FIREWALL WAS PARTIALLY TORN LOOSE FROM AIRFRAME AND ENGINE WAS TORN FROM MOUNTS BUT REMAINED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON IFP RUNWAY 16 AND ROLLED OFF THE END. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT, NO INJURY TO PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

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