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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Paducah, TX · April 7, 2008

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Date
April 7, 2008 · 14:43 local
Place
Paducah, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5300L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW08LA094
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N5300LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4602 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 7, 2008, the pilot and single occupant of N5300L, a Piper PA-28-180, departed stephenville, Texas (ksep) to dumas, Texas (kdux) VFR. The pilot stated he was cruising at 6500' when, at approximately 1440 CDT, he heard a loud bang and the aircraft began to shake violently. The pilot immediately retarded the throttle and leaned the fuel mixture. The pilot reduced speed and shut off the magnetos and established an airspeed of 80 mph but the propeller continued to turn, shaking the aircraft. He contacted fort worth center and declared an emergency, lowered the flaps, stopped the propeller, and landed in a wheat field. The aircraft struck a barbed wire fence upon landing causing a minor dent in the underside of the left wing and damaging the linkage on the aileron trim tab. Ground scars were approximately 100 feet long. 44 inches of one side of the propeller blade was missing. The engine mounts were sheared and the engine was listing to the lower right. There was damage to the cowling, passenger windscreen, and rivets were pulled forward of the right side door. The right side appeared to have been warped just aft of the right door. No injuries sustained to pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 7, 2008, THE PILOT AND SINGLE OCCUPANT OF N5300L, A PIPER PA-28-180, DEPARTED STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS (KSEP) TO DUMAS, TEXAS (KDUX) VFR. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS CRUISING AT 6500' WHEN, AT APPROXIMATELY 1440 CDT, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND LEANED THE FUEL MIXTURE. THE PILOT REDUCED SPEED AND SHUT OFF THE MAGNETOS AND ESTABLISHED AN AIRSPEED OF 80 MPH BUT THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO TURN, SHAKING THE AIRCRAFT. HE CONTACTED FORT WORTH CENTER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LOWERED THE FLAPS, STOPPED THE PROPELLER, AND LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE UPON LANDING CAUSING A MINOR DENT IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING AND DAMAGING THE LINKAGE ON THE AILERON TRIM TAB. GROUND SCARS WERE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET LONG. 44 INCHES OF ONE SIDE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE WAS MISSING. THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE SHEARED AND THE ENGINE WAS LISTING TO THE LOWER RIGHT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, PASSENGER WINDSCREEN, AND RIVETS WERE PULLED FORWARD OF THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR. THE RIGHT SIDE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN WARPED JUST AFT OF THE RIGHT DOOR. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

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 DFW08LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPaducah, TXFatigue failure and separation of the propeller during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the owner's failure to comply with a long standing Airworthiness Directive.Apr 7, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5300L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19880826055519ILevel Off Touchdown · Madison, INMistook closed Jefferson Proving ground for Madison and landed. Did not see yellow x until on ground.Aug 26, 1988