# Accident 20060818020049A: Grob G109, Glendale, AZ, August 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2006, 07:30 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5167° N, 112.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5167&lon=-112.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39262, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39262-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G109 (registry code 1660204, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G109
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060818020049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DOWNWIND, DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED EXTREME VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND THE VIBRATION CEASED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY AND MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS THE LOSS OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE THAT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL AS THE ENGINE MOUNT AREA OF THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED ON THIS COMPOSITE TYPE MOTOR GLIDER.

## 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 LAX06LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA270), Aug 18, 2006: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G109 (N39262), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure and separation of one propeller blade 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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