What happened
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(-23) 10/27/04 At 1125AM, aircraft N62SJ, mccullock Aerors J-2 gyro-plane conducted an emergency landing onto a highway. One of the exhaust broke loose and struck the four bladed propeller. One of the blades broke at the root of the propeller causing a severe vibration in the engine. The engine was shut down and an emergency landing onto a highway bridge was completed by the pilot Mr. Jones. The severed propeller blade went through the r/h winglet and created a 3" hole through the stubby wing. The exhaust pipe struck the r/h tail boom and caused structural damage to the boom. Unnamed source of NTSB notification.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 10/27/04 AT 1125AM, AIRCRAFT N62SJ, MCCULLOCK AERORS J-2 GYRO-PLANE CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A HIGHWAY. ONE OF THE EXHAUST BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK THE FOUR BLADED PROPELLER. ONE OF THE BLADES BROKE AT THE ROOT OF THE PROPELLER CAUSING A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A HIGHWAY BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED BY THE PILOT MR. JONES. THE SEVERED PROPELLER BLADE WENT THROUGH THE R/H WINGLET AND CREATED A 3" HOLE THROUGH THE STUBBY WING. THE EXHAUST PIPE STRUCK THE R/H TAIL BOOM AND CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE BOOM. UNNAMED SOURCE OF NTSB NOTIFICATION.
NTSB investigation
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