What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Said that when he was at 13,000 feet headed to his destination he noticed that a shiny object seemed to fly from the propeller arc and that a huge vibration followed that. He then saw that the propeller arc was not smooth and he thought right away that a part of the propeller broke off. He selected idle power immediately and began to look for a place to set down. He landed in a smooth place and avoided hitting the large rocks but did hit one and stopped after a short distance. He hit his head on the instrument panel since he did not have any shoulder harness installed.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT WHEN HE WAS AT 13,000 FEET HEADED TO HIS DESTINATION HE NOTICED THAT A SHINY OBJECT SEEMED TO FLY FROM THE PROPELLER ARC AND THAT A HUGE VIBRATION FOLLOWED THAT. HE THEN SAW THAT THE PROPELLER ARC WAS NOT SMOOTH AND HE THOUGHT RIGHT AWAY THAT A PART OF THE PROPELLER BROKE OFF. HE SELECTED IDLE POWER IMMEDIATELY AND BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO SET DOWN. HE LANDED IN A SMOOTH PLACE AND AVOIDED HITTING THE LARGE ROCKS BUT DID HIT ONE AND STOPPED AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SINCE HE DID NOT HAVE ANY SHOULDER HARNESS INSTALLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.