# Accident 20080830848089A: Dhav DH82A, Sevierville, TN, August 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Airport: Seymour Air Park, Inc.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8117° N, 83.7744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8117&lon=-83.7744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80660, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH82A (registry code 2800101, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DH82A
- Reported engine: DHAV GIPSYMAJOR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 75 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080830848089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) IT APPEARS THAT THE PROPELLAR LOST IT'S BRASS TIP CAP ON TAKEOFF.  SEE ATTACHED PILOT'S STATEMENT.  ENGINE INSPECTION AND DISASSEMBLY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE.  DURING LANDING ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DITCH IN FIELD, LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, PROPELLER AND AIRCRAFT NOSE IMPACTED GROUND AND LEFT MAIN GEAR TORE LEFT LOWER WING FROM AIRCRAFT.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA08CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA178), Aug 30, 2008: Dehavilland DH82A (N80660), Sevierville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the wooden propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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