What happened
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(-23) On August 01, 2005, at 1815PDT a malechek, model Q-200 experimental amateur built aircraft s/n 2572 experienced inflight failure of the propeller. Having received direction from ATC. The aircraft attempted an emergency landing at Delano CA (dlo). During descent to the north end of the airport and approximately 1000' short the aircraft contacted the top of iron fencing surrounding a storage facility, contacted lexington ave, then into chain link fencing surrounding the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and came to rest inverted. The pilot received injuries as well as the passenger. They received medical treatment in Delano CA and bakersfield CA. Accordance to the pilot report cruising at 9000' he experienced a hard vibration at which time he shut down the engine and observed that one propeller blade had separated from the main hub. The pilot received directions from ATC to the nearest point, Delano CA to attempt an emergency landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 01, 2005, AT 1815PDT A MALECHEK, MODEL Q-200 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT S/N 2572 EXPERIENCED INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER. HAVING RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM ATC. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT DELANO CA (DLO). DURING DESCENT TO THE NORTH END OF THE AIRPORT AND APPROXIMATELY 1000' SHORT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TOP OF IRON FENCING SURROUNDING A STORAGE FACILITY, CONTACTED LEXINGTON AVE, THEN INTO CHAIN LINK FENCING SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT RECEIVED INJURIES AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER. THEY RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT IN DELANO CA AND BAKERSFIELD CA. ACCORDANCE TO THE PILOT REPORT CRUISING AT 9000' HE EXPERIENCED A HARD VIBRATION AT WHICH TIME HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND OBSERVED THAT ONE PROPELLER BLADE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN HUB. THE PILOT RECEIVED DIRECTIONS FROM ATC TO THE NEAREST POINT, DELANO CA TO ATTEMPT AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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