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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Williams Thomas C LANCAIR 235 · Camp Robinson N, AR · September 7, 2015

Date: September 7, 2015 · 18:00 local
Place: Camp Robinson N, AR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N97W
Reported as: Williams Thomas C Lancair 235
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N97WRegistered now · Williams Thomas C LANCAIR 235S/N 120 · Built 1987 Airframe modelWilliams Thomas C LANCAIR 235 Engine modelLycoming O-320-E3DReciprocating

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What happened

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

On September 7, 2015 at approximately 18:00 CDT, N97W a Williams Thomas C, model Lancair 235 experimental amateur built aircraft, operated by a commercial rated pilot on descent to north little rock, Arkansas airport (ork) experienced a sudden violent vibration coming from the front of the aircraft. The aircraft power was reduced and an uneventful emergency landing was accomplished at the all American drop zone runway located on Camp Robinson training reservation in R2403 near Robinson army airfield (rbm). Examination revealed that one blade of the wooded propeller was sustained impact damaged and propeller spinner had departed the aircraft. The pilot or passenger was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:00 CDT, N97W A WILLIAMS THOMAS C, MODEL LANCAIR 235 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT ON DESCENT TO NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS AIRPORT (ORK) EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN VIOLENT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT POWER WAS REDUCED AND AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE ALL AMERICAN DROP ZONE RUNWAY LOCATED ON CAMP ROBINSON TRAINING RESERVATION IN R2403 NEAR ROBINSON ARMY AIRFIELD (RBM). EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT ONE BLADE OF THE WOODED PROPELLER WAS SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGED AND PROPELLER SPINNER HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.