# Accident 20041027028259A: Aerors J2, Camden, AR, October 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2004, 11:25 local time
- Place: Camden, AR
- Airport: Harrell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6228° N, 92.7633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6228&lon=-92.7633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62SJ-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcculloch J-2 (registry code 5500604, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERORS J2
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 604 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041027028259A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW05CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA024), Oct 27, 2004: McCulloch J2 (N62SJ), Camden, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the engine exhaust stack for undetermined reasons.

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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