# Incident 20150907015169I: Williams Thomas C LANCAIR 235, Camp Robinson N, AR, September 7, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2015, 18:00 local time
- Place: Camp Robinson N, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N97W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Thomas C LANCAIR 235 (registry code 056127B, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-thomas-c-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D (registry code 42127, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAMS THOMAS C LANCAIR 235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150907015169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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