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FAA accident report · Canup Titantorndos · Council, ID · April 27, 2008

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Date
April 27, 2008 · 15:48 local
Place
Council, ID
Airport
Council Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N706BC
Reported as
Canup Titantorndos
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
164 total34 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N706BCRegistered now · Canup Billy Hank TITAN TORNADO SS/N S03J22C0HK0453 · Built 2004Airframe modelCanup Billy Hank TITAN TORNADO SEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On April 26, 2008, about 1645 mountain daylight time, an experimental Canup titan tornado s, N706BC, experienced the separation of a portion of its wood propeller while in cruise flight about five miles north of Council, Idaho. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, but the airplane sustained substantial damage to the propeller. The 14 CFR part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed mccall, Idaho, about 45 minutes prior to the propeller failure, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. The planned destination was Council, ID. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, while in level cruise flight, she heard a loud bang, followed by a severe vibration of the airplane. She reduced power and descended toward Council muni. Airport, where she was able to make a successful full-stop landing. After shutting down and inspecting the airplane, the pilot discovered that a portion of one propeller blade was missing, and that the other blade was cracked along almost its entire span. The propeller will be removed for further inspection and analysis.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 26, 2008, ABOUT 1645 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL CANUP TITAN TORNADO S, N706BC, EXPERIENCED THE SEPARATION OF A PORTION OF ITS WOOD PROPELLER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT ABOUT FIVE MILES NORTH OF COUNCIL, IDAHO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED MCCALL, IDAHO, ABOUT 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE PROPELLER FAILURE, WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PLANNED DESTINATION WAS COUNCIL, ID. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE AIRPLANE. SHE REDUCED POWER AND DESCENDED TOWARD COUNCIL MUNI. AIRPORT, WHERE SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL FULL-STOP LANDING. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND INSPECTING THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT A PORTION OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS MISSING, AND THAT THE OTHER BLADE WAS CRACKED ALONG ALMOST ITS ENTIRE SPAN. THE PROPELLER WILL BE REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS.