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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamon DA 42 · Centralia, IL · July 28, 2008

Date: July 28, 2008 · 12:30 local
Place: Centralia, IL
Airport: Centralia Municipal
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N485AG
Reported as: Diamon DA42
Reported engine: THIELERT*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 738 total33 in this make and model122 in the last 90 days

N485AGRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42S/N 42.AC085 · Built 2007 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 Engine modelThielert TAE-125-02-99Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Incident number privacy data omitted as reported, during takeoff, at approximately 10 ft AGL, the aircraft experienced difficulty with the left engine. The pilot decided to land, touched down hard, and both nose gear baggage doors came open allowing a passenger bag to exit the baggage compartment and hit the left propeller. Two blades broke off and the resultant vibration broke the propeller gearbox off the front of the engine. Right inboard aft engine mount broken in half. No other damage was noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS REPORTED, DURING TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND, TOUCHED DOWN HARD, AND BOTH NOSE GEAR BAGGAGE DOORS CAME OPEN ALLOWING A PASSENGER BAG TO EXIT THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND HIT THE LEFT PROPELLER. TWO BLADES BROKE OFF AND THE RESULTANT VIBRATION BROKE THE PROPELLER GEARBOX OFF THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. RIGHT INBOARD AFT ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN IN HALF. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.