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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Lafayette, IN · March 14, 2009

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Date
March 14, 2009 · 14:49 local
Place
Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue University
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1395U
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total225 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N1395URegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267066 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 14, 2009 at 1449 EST, a Cessna 172, N1395U, registered to privacy data omitted, piloted by privacy data omitted took off from runway 10 at klaf. Shortly after takeoff, approximately 23.8 inches of one blade separated from the main propeller and imbedded 3-5 inches into the runway. The pilot was able to land on the remaining section of the same runway without further incident. The separated section of the propeller blade was recovered and matched to the propellers still attached to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 14, 2009 AT 1449 EST, A CESSNA 172, N1395U, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 10 AT KLAF. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 23.8 INCHES OF ONE BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN PROPELLER AND IMBEDDED 3-5 INCHES INTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND ON THE REMAINING SECTION OF THE SAME RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE SEPARATED SECTION OF THE PROPELLER BLADE WAS RECOVERED AND MATCHED TO THE PROPELLERS STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.