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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 23 · Rotan, TX · June 2, 2015

Date: June 2, 2015 · 14:01 local
Place: Rotan, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2327Z
Reported as: Beech 23
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320-D2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total82 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2327ZRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Beech 23S/N M-29 · Built 1962 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 6, 2015, at 1401 CDT, a Beech musketeer, model 23, bearing registration number N2327Z, had a blade break off the propeller in cruise phase of flight, at 7,500 ft. the aircraft was being flown on a personal flight; VFR; visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, with clear weather; temperature was 82.4 degrees fahrenheit. The flight originated from carlsbad, NM (cnm) and was in route to bridgeport, TX (xbp) when the pilot experienced a sudden severe vibration. The pilot immediately shut down the engine and glided for an emergency landing. He landed in a field in Rotan, Texas; the eight digit grid coordinate is: 32 57 50.34 north and 100 28 41.53 west. The aircraft sustained damage, and the pilot was the only person on board, the pilot suffered no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 6, 2015, AT 1401 CDT, A BEECH MUSKETEER, MODEL 23, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N2327Z, HAD A BLADE BREAK OFF THE PROPELLER IN CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT, AT 7,500 FT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT; VFR; VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, WITH CLEAR WEATHER; TEMPERATURE WAS 82.4 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CARLSBAD, NM (CNM) AND WAS IN ROUTE TO BRIDGEPORT, TX (XBP) WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SEVERE VIBRATION. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND GLIDED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE LANDED IN A FIELD IN ROTAN, TEXAS; THE EIGHT DIGIT GRID COORDINATE IS: 32 57 50.34 NORTH AND 100 28 41.53 WEST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.