# Accident 20030819021139A: Piper PA28140, Winchester, TN, August 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2003, 20:28 local time
- Place: Winchester, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5569° N, 87.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5569&lon=-87.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8496R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8496R-2009-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819021139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA130), Aug 20, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N8496R), Winchester, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A maintenance personnel failure to follow propeller inspection procedures that resulted in a fatigue failure of a propeller blade and the subsequent forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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