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FAA incident report · Cessna TU206B · Livermore, CA · April 27, 2015

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Date
April 27, 2015 · 08:40 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4964F
Reported as
Cessna TU206B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N4964FRegistered now · Cessna TU206BS/N U206-0664 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna TU206BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 04/27/2015 N4964F after departing from the Livermore airport, CA (klvk) continued flying a southwesterly course. There was no VFR flight plan filed. Upon climbing to an altitude of approximately 48OO feet, both pilots reported feeling a "bump" in the airframe along with a noise. Both pilots reviewed all the instruments and all outside visual areas they could see of the aircraft; neither pilot noticed any damage to the aircraft and all instrument indications were within limits. The pilots decided to continue their flight to the chino airport, CA (kcno). Upon landing both pilots inspected the aircraft and found scratch marks on the back side of two propeller blades approximately 10 inches from the hub, approximately 5 inches long longitudinal to the chord of the blades and 1/8 inch wide. In addition, they also found the nose cowl right side bottom showed a scuff mark approximately 6 inches long vertical and 3 inches wide on the face side of the lower cowling area that removed paint. No other damaged was discovered at the time the pilots inspected the aircraft at the chino airport. The pilots decided to return to the Livermore airport to have the propeller and cowling inspected by an inspection authorized mechanic. The mechanic inspected the propeller blades and cowling and determined that the damage was minor. After reviewing the limitations and confirmed with the propeller overhaul shop, the mechanic accomplished minor repairs to the scratch marks on both blades and returned the blades to service. The lower right side nose cowl had minimal damage and was considered within limits by the mechanic and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/27/2015 N4964F AFTER DEPARTING FROM THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT, CA (KLVK) CONTINUED FLYING A SOUTHWESTERLY COURSE. THERE WAS NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED. UPON CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 48OO FEET, BOTH PILOTS REPORTED FEELING A "BUMP" IN THE AIRFRAME ALONG WITH A NOISE. BOTH PILOTS REVIEWED ALL THE INSTRUMENTS AND ALL OUTSIDE VISUAL AREAS THEY COULD SEE OF THE AIRCRAFT; NEITHER PILOT NOTICED ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN LIMITS. THE PILOTS DECIDED TO CONTINUE THEIR FLIGHT TO THE CHINO AIRPORT, CA (KCNO). UPON LANDING BOTH PILOTS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND SCRATCH MARKS ON THE BACK SIDE OF TWO PROPELLER BLADES APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES FROM THE HUB, APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG LONGITUDINAL TO THE CHORD OF THE BLADES AND 1/8 INCH WIDE. IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO FOUND THE NOSE COWL RIGHT SIDE BOTTOM SHOWED A SCUFF MARK APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG VERTICAL AND 3 INCHES WIDE ON THE FACE SIDE OF THE LOWER COWLING AREA THAT REMOVED PAINT. NO OTHER DAMAGED WAS DISCOVERED AT THE TIME THE PILOTS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CHINO AIRPORT. THE PILOTS DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT TO HAVE THE PROPELLER AND COWLING INSPECTED BY AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZED MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE PROPELLER BLADES AND COWLING AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR. AFTER REVIEWING THE LIMITATIONS AND CONFIRMED WITH THE PROPELLER OVERHAUL SHOP, THE MECHANIC ACCOMPLISHED MINOR REPAIRS TO THE SCRATCH MARKS ON BOTH BLADES AND RETURNED THE BLADES TO SERVICE. THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE NOSE COWL HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE AND WAS CONSIDERED WITHIN LIMITS BY THE MECHANIC AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.