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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna P206 · Holbrook, AZ · October 30, 2005

Date: October 30, 2005 · 07:30 local
Place: Holbrook, AZ
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2653X
Reported as: Cessna P206
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2653XRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2013 · Cessna P206S/N P206-0153 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna P206 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was at cruise altitude, west bound, in the vicinity of the south edge of the U.S. Petrified forest approx. 15 miles east of Holbrook, AZ. When the propeller suddenly lost an outboard tip of one of the blades. The pilot immediately pulled the throttle back, notified the ATC center of the situation, and said he was going to try and land on I-40. The pilot actually did land on a paved U.S. Forestry road just north of I-40 and approx. 15-20 miles east of Holbrook, AZ. The emergency landing was uneventful and there was no damage/fire to the aircraft or injury to the pilot, the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, WEST BOUND, IN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE U.S. PETRIFIED FOREST APPROX. 15 MILES EAST OF HOLBROOK, AZ. WHEN THE PROPELLER SUDDENLY LOST AN OUTBOARD TIP OF ONE OF THE BLADES. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK, NOTIFIED THE ATC CENTER OF THE SITUATION, AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO TRY AND LAND ON I-40. THE PILOT ACTUALLY DID LAND ON A PAVED U.S. FORESTRY ROAD JUST NORTH OF I-40 AND APPROX. 15-20 MILES EAST OF HOLBROOK, AZ. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE/FIRE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT.