What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ptrs#AL01201102955UPON takeoff from Tok, AK. Airport, the propeller lost 6 inches of one blade. Pilot made emergency landing on Alaska highway.
As the FAA filed it
PTRS#AL01201102955UPON TAKEOFF FROM TOK, AK. AIRPORT, THE PROPELLER LOST 6 INCHES OF ONE BLADE. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ALASKA HIGHWAY.
Other reports on N8597D · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20060816017959ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Tok, AK(-23) Airman stated that on liftoff from a remote ridge line a 10 knot left crosswind caused him to drift to the right and the right wing struck a tree alongside the strip. The tree strike caused the aircraft to rotate to the right and the aircraft settled…Accident 20040826018809ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Johnson River, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] during a landing at a bush strip the aircraft hit a rock collapsing the right gear leg. The right wing struck the ground causing substantial damage to the wing and propeller. There was also damage to the lower engine cowl.…Accident 20030907035159ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tok, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] landed on ridge top, front seat only occupied, runway rough, applied brakes, allowed tail to rise too high angle, aircraft nosed over onto its back.Accident 19940902025489ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Tok, AKSettled after early liftoff from remote strip. Camshaft 40 percent worn. Prior metal in screens. Poor maintenance.Accident 19860611036352AClimb · Fairbanks, AKDuring climb right wing and gear struck N96320 in float and propeller. Flipped over landing on a sand bar in river.