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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Wohnou TEAM Z MAX · Iowa, LA · July 4, 2009

Date: July 4, 2009 · 10:30 local
Place: Iowa, LA
Airport: Light Plane Flyers Airfield
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N301SS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA510
Reported as: Wohnou Teamzmax
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total1 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N301SSRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2013 · Wohnoutka Steven M TEAM Z MAXS/N 001SMW · Built 1994 Airframe modelWohnoutka Steven M TEAM Z MAX Engine modelZenoah ALL MDLS A/B2 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed airfiled to the north with a known crack in the wooden propeller. At about 500 feet, he felt a severe shaking and saw the propeller disinegrate. He turned in an attempt to return to the grass runway. To avoid the traffic on interstate 10, immediately south of the airfield, he continued cross the runway and landed in an an adjacent field. He saw a levee, approximately 3 feet high but could not avoid it. He hit the levee and the airplane flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED AIRFILED TO THE NORTH WITH A KNOWN CRACK IN THE WOODEN PROPELLER. AT ABOUT 500 FEET, HE FELT A SEVERE SHAKING AND SAW THE PROPELLER DISINEGRATE. HE TURNED IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE GRASS RUNWAY. TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 10, IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD, HE CONTINUED CROSS THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN AN AN ADJACENT FIELD. HE SAW A LEVEE, APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET HIGH BUT COULD NOT AVOID IT. HE HIT THE LEVEE AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA510Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIowa, LAA total loss of engine thrust during initial climb due to the failure of the airplane's propeller as a result of preexisting damage.Jul 4, 2009 · Substantial damage