What happened
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Approximately 1130 on 05/10/2017 N743J in route to (kcoi) merritt island, Florida airport from (kpmp) pompano beach airpark pompano beach, Florida. Cruising at 5500FT AGL along the shore line as the aircraft was approaching abeam to (kmlb) melbourne international airport melbourne, Florida. The aircraft started to produce vibration the pilot pulled back power and made left turn to land at mlb airport. About the time the turn was competed the propeller departed the aircraft over the top left side of the aircraft making minor contact with vertical stabilizer which resulted in paint transfer on to the propeller dome and no substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot continue his approach and landing to mlb as a glider without incident.
Post landing inspection performed and found six sheared bolts connecting prop hub adapter to crankshaft as the point of failure. Visual inspection performed of the aircraft no other substantial damage noted. The propeller was recovered from in coastal water way brought back to the airport by the local police department.
Performed log book inspection found the aircraft just had an annual condition inspection on 04/01/2017 hobbs 323.8 with the scope and detail of part 43 appendix d. no defect in the log books found during this inspection. Inspection items ELT battery due replacement 11/2017AND FAR 91.413 due 02/2018, inspection detail picture included in FSDO office file for this incident. Aircraft wings where removed an aircraft trailer back to fort lauderdale airport where the engine will be removed and sent the north American Jabiru service center for inspection. This office asked for copy of the inspection report to include into the office files. No further action required by this office.
As the FAA filed it
APPROXIMATELY 1130 ON 05/10/2017 N743J IN ROUTE TO (KCOI) MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA AIRPORT FROM (KPMP) POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA. CRUISING AT 5500FT AGL ALONG THE SHORE LINE AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING ABEAM TO (KMLB) MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MELBOURNE, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PRODUCE VIBRATION THE PILOT PULLED BACK POWER AND MADE LEFT TURN TO LAND AT MLB AIRPORT. ABOUT THE TIME THE TURN WAS COMPETED THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT MAKING MINOR CONTACT WITH VERTICAL STABILIZER WHICH RESULTED IN PAINT TRANSFER ON TO THE PROPELLER DOME AND NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CONTINUE HIS APPROACH AND LANDING TO MLB AS A GLIDER WITHOUT INCIDENT.
POST LANDING INSPECTION PERFORMED AND FOUND SIX SHEARED BOLTS CONNECTING PROP HUB ADAPTER TO CRANKSHAFT AS THE POINT OF FAILURE. VISUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED OF THE AIRCRAFT NO OTHER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOTED. THE PROPELLER WAS RECOVERED FROM IN COASTAL WATER WAY BROUGHT BACK TO THE AIRPORT BY THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PERFORMED LOG BOOK INSPECTION FOUND THE AIRCRAFT JUST HAD AN ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION ON 04/01/2017 HOBBS 323.8 WITH THE SCOPE AND DETAIL OF PART 43 APPENDIX D. NO DEFECT IN THE LOG BOOKS FOUND DURING THIS INSPECTION. INSPECTION ITEMS ELT BATTERY DUE REPLACEMENT 11/2017AND FAR 91.413 DUE 02/2018, INSPECTION DETAIL PICTURE INCLUDED IN FSDO OFFICE FILE FOR THIS INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WINGS WHERE REMOVED AN AIRCRAFT TRAILER BACK TO FORT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT WHERE THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT THE NORTH AMERICAN JABIRU SERVICE CENTER FOR INSPECTION. THIS OFFICE ASKED FOR COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT TO INCLUDE INTO THE OFFICE FILES. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED BY THIS OFFICE.