What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During cruise flight from pensacola, FL (pns) to panama city, FL (pfn), aircraft experienced an in-flight separation of one propeller blade. Due to excessive vibration of the engine and propeller, the pilot shut down the engine, set glide and diverted the flight to Destin, FL (dts) for an emergency landing. Aircraft landed approximately 1/4 mile short of runway 32 Destin FL (dts), collapsing the landing gear and sliding to the approach end of 32. Aircraft received substantial damage with no reported injuries as a result.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM PENSACOLA, FL (PNS) TO PANAMA CITY, FL (PFN), AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE. DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, SET GLIDE AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT TO DESTIN, FL (DTS) FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 32 DESTIN FL (DTS), COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND SLIDING TO THE APPROACH END OF 32. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES AS A RESULT.
NTSB investigation
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