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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Meyers OTW · Hagamen, NY · July 16, 2015

Date: July 16, 2015 · 14:00 local
Place: Hagamen, NY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34332
Reported as: Meyers OTW
Reported engine: KINNER R5 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 989 total

N34332Registered now · Meyers OTWS/N 77 Airframe modelMeyers OTW Engine modelKinner R5 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 2500FT while circling the airfield(NY50) the engine began to run rough. The ignition was selected off and the aircraft glided to a safe landing. Once on the ground it was noted that the propeller separated from the engine/aircraft. The propeller was found at a private residence located at privacy data omitted. The propeller penetrated the roof. The residence was unoccupied at the time of the event. A post incident review of the aircraft logbooks indicated that the aircraft was operated outside of annual inspection, no record entry was made in the logbook following an engine and propeller installation and the propeller was not installed by a certificated mechanic.

As the FAA filed it

AT 2500FT WHILE CIRCLING THE AIRFIELD(NY50) THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE IGNITION WAS SELECTED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A SAFE LANDING. ONCE ON THE GROUND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE/AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER WAS FOUND AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PROPELLER PENETRATED THE ROOF. THE RESIDENCE WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. A POST INCIDENT REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED OUTSIDE OF ANNUAL INSPECTION, NO RECORD ENTRY WAS MADE IN THE LOGBOOK FOLLOWING AN ENGINE AND PROPELLER INSTALLATION AND THE PROPELLER WAS NOT INSTALLED BY A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC.