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FAA accident report · Stolam RC-3 · Julian, CA · February 2, 2007

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Date
February 2, 2007 · 11:35 local
Place
Julian, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6248K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07LA078
Reported as
Stolam RC3
Reported engine
Lycoming GO480*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total
N6248KRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Republic RC-3S/N 455 · Built 1947Airframe modelRepublic RC-3Engine modelFranklin 6A8 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) On February 2, 2007, about 1135 pacific standard time, a republic RC-3, N6248K, made a forced landing following the separation of the hub and propeller assembly from the crankshaft flange near Julian, California. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country personal flight departed gillespie field airport (see), el cajon, California, about 1100, with a planned destination of lake mead, Nevada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 33 degrees 04 minutes north latitude and 116 degrees 38 minutes west longitude. The pilot reported that during cruise flight the hub assembly and propeller departed from the crankshaft flange, and fell from the airplane. The pilot made a forced landing to an open field about 2 miles west of Julian, during which the airplane's landing gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2007, ABOUT 1135 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A REPUBLIC RC-3, N6248K, MADE A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING THE SEPARATION OF THE HUB AND PROPELLER ASSEMBLY FROM THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE NEAR JULIAN, CALIFORNIA. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT (SEE), EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1100, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF LAKE MEAD, NEVADA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE APPROXIMATE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) COORDINATES OF THE PRIMARY WRECKAGE WERE 33 DEGREES 04 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 116 DEGREES 38 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND PROPELLER DEPARTED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE, AND FELL FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF JULIAN, DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX07LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJulian, CAThe failure of the propeller to crankshaft attachment bolts due to fatigue. A contributing factor was the improper installation of the propeller assembly by maintenance personnel.Feb 2, 2007 · Substantial damage