What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The vans RV-4 experimental aircraft lost part of the propeller in cruise flight due to bird strike or malfunction of the propeller. The propeller was a two bladed laminated wood propeller made for homebuilt aircraft. The aircraft vibrated severely after propeller separation. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing at Grants Pass, Oregon airport. The aircraft approached the airport above normal traffic pattern altitude. The pilot attempted to go around about 1/2 to 2/3 down runway 30. During the go around attempt, aircraft control was lost. The aircraft impacted the ground 216 yards from the departure end of runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE VANS RV-4 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT LOST PART OF THE PROPELLER IN CRUISE FLIGHT DUE TO BIRD STRIKE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER WAS A TWO BLADED LAMINATED WOOD PROPELLER MADE FOR HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VIBRATED SEVERELY AFTER PROPELLER SEPARATION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT GRANTS PASS, OREGON AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT ABOVE NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND ABOUT 1/2 TO 2/3 DOWN RUNWAY 30. DURING THE GO AROUND ATTEMPT, AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 216 YARDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.