20030819021139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Winchester, TN · August 19, 2003

Date: August 19, 2003 · 20:28 local
Place: Winchester, TN
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8496R
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03LA130
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 621 total

N8496RRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2009 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22408 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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) A/c enroute from collegedale, TN (3M3) to columbia, TN (mrc) and at cruise altitude of 4500 ft., part of the propeller blade left the a/c. the massive vibration required an immediate landing. The missing blade damaged the roof of a building and was later located and retrieved.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C ENROUTE FROM COLLEGEDALE, TN (3M3) TO COLUMBIA, TN (MRC) AND AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 4500 FT., PART OF THE PROPELLER BLADE LEFT THE A/C. THE MASSIVE VIBRATION REQUIRED AN IMMEDIATE LANDING. THE MISSING BLADE DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A BUILDING AND WAS LATER LOCATED AND RETRIEVED.

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 ATL03LA130Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinchester, TNA maintenance personnel failure to follow propeller inspection procedures that resulted in a fatigue failure of a propeller blade and the subsequent forced landing.Aug 20, 2003 · Substantial damage