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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Casler CX-4 · Chandler, AZ · June 5, 2009

Date: June 5, 2009 · 08:00 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5089Q
Reported as: Casler CX4
Reported engine: VOLKS 2400VW
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 663 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5089QRegistered now · Casler Scott CX-4S/N 95 · Built 2008 Airframe modelCasler Scott CX-4 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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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 June 5, 2009 at approximately 0800 MST, N5089Q was operating at 3000 feet when a piece of the propeller blade broke off and caused the engine to vibrate. The pilot shut down the engine and landed the aircraft on a dirt road. While landing the aircraft clipped a tree with the right wing tip which spun the aircraft around to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 5, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 MST, N5089Q WAS OPERATING AT 3000 FEET WHEN A PIECE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE BROKE OFF AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A DIRT ROAD. WHILE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP WHICH SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO A STOP.

Other reports on N5089Q · 1

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

Accident 20111109026609ATakeoff: Departure Roll · San Carlos, AZ[privacy data omitted] Had just bought the experimental CX4 aircraft. He was flying the aircraft to albuquerque. [privacy data omitted] Stated he became concerned that he had a fuel leak because he smelled fuel during the flight, and decided to make a…Nov 9, 2011 · Substantial damage