What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 7, 2011, at approximately 1433 central standard time (CST), a single-engine Piper, PA28-180, N7689W, made an emergency off airport landing following the loss of approximately half of one propeller blade. The commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered to the pilot and was being operated on a CFR part 91 pleasure flight. The flight originated in ruidoso, new Mexico with a fuel stop at mineral wells airport (mwl) enroute to grand prairie municipal airport (gpm). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The aircraft departed mineral wells airport at approximately 1430. During climb out to 3,500 feet the propeller blade departed the aircraft. The engine was shut down and an emergency landing on a road in Millsap, Texas was completed successfully. The aircraft suffered substantial damage due to extreme vibration and damage to the right wing upon contacting a road sign on roll out.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 7, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1433 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A SINGLE-ENGINE PIPER, PA28-180, N7689W, MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS BEING OPERATED ON A CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO WITH A FUEL STOP AT MINERAL WELLS AIRPORT (MWL) ENROUTE TO GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GPM). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MINERAL WELLS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1430. DURING CLIMB OUT TO 3,500 FEET THE PROPELLER BLADE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD IN MILLSAP, TEXAS WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO EXTREME VIBRATION AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING UPON CONTACTING A ROAD SIGN ON ROLL OUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.