What happened
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(-23) While flying about at 700' AGL about 10 miles east of Ekwok pilot had an inflight separation of the last 18" of the propeller blade. Aircraft began to shake violently, pilot reduced power to idle, slowed down the aircraft and landed in the tundra. Upon landing the aircraft tipped up, but did not go over. Damage was confined to engine air cleaner and hidden vibration damage from prop inbalance. (-23 amendment) while flying approximately 700' AGL about 10 miles southeast of Ekwok pilot had an inflight separation of the last 9" of the propeller blade. Aircraft began to shake violently, pilot reduced power to idle, slowed down the aircraft and landed in the tundra. Upon landing the aircraft tipped up, but did not go over. Damage was confined to engine air cleaner and hidden vibration from prop inbalance. **amended length of blade separation and location of accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE FLYING ABOUT AT 700' AGL ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF EKWOK PILOT HAD AN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LAST 18" OF THE PROPELLER BLADE. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, SLOWED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN THE TUNDRA. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP, BUT DID NOT GO OVER. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO ENGINE AIR CLEANER AND HIDDEN VIBRATION DAMAGE FROM PROP INBALANCE. (-23 AMENDMENT) WHILE FLYING APPROXIMATELY 700' AGL ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EKWOK PILOT HAD AN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LAST 9" OF THE PROPELLER BLADE. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, SLOWED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN THE TUNDRA. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP, BUT DID NOT GO OVER. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO ENGINE AIR CLEANER AND HIDDEN VIBRATION FROM PROP INBALANCE. **AMENDED LENGTH OF BLADE SEPARATION AND LOCATION OF ACCIDENT.
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