What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 17, 2003, at approximately 10:30 am, the owner/operator stated he departed ft. worth alliance airport (afw) for a planned flight to las cruces international airport, las cruces, NM, (lru) with a fuel stop at Winston Field Airport, (snk) Snyder, TX. After a flight time of about an hour and ten minutes, he began a long jet down into Snyder, TX. When the throttle was retarded the engine developed a severe vibration. The engine was shut down and emergency landing executed. Investigation revealed the wooden propeller had lost approximately eighteen inches of the trailing edge of the blade from the tip inboard. The owner stated that there was no prop damage history to the propeller. Other damage to the aircraft consisted of the left main gear being bent aft and deforming the firewall, and the left wing tip and leading edge were slightly damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 17, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, THE OWNER/OPERATOR STATED HE DEPARTED FT. WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT (AFW) FOR A PLANNED FLIGHT TO LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NM, (LRU) WITH A FUEL STOP AT WINSTON FIELD AIRPORT, (SNK) SNYDER, TX. AFTER A FLIGHT TIME OF ABOUT AN HOUR AND TEN MINUTES, HE BEGAN A LONG JET DOWN INTO SNYDER, TX. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND EMERGENCY LANDING EXECUTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE WOODEN PROPELLER HAD LOST APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN INCHES OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE BLADE FROM THE TIP INBOARD. THE OWNER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROP DAMAGE HISTORY TO THE PROPELLER. OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BEING BENT AFT AND DEFORMING THE FIREWALL, AND THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEADING EDGE WERE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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