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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Guenther William RV-4 · Yelm, WA · October 15, 2017

Date
October 15, 2017 · 15:00 local
Place
Yelm, WA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1080J
Reported as
Guenther William RV-4
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On October 15, 2017 at 1415 PDT, N1080J departed pearson field airport (kvuo) on a VFR flight to pierce county airport (kplu). Everything was normal during climb. Upon leveling off at 5,500 feet MSL, engine vibration started to occur, few seconds later, the aircraft is experiencing extreme vibration. Pilot decided to reduce power and land at an open field just south of lake lawrence in Yelm Washington around 1500 PDT. After landing, the pilot discovered that, about 6 inches from the propeller tip of one of the propeller blades had broken off. The pilot called in the incident. FAA roc recieved the call around 1540 PDT. No injuries on this incident. Minor damage (propeller) on the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 15, 2017 AT 1415 PDT, N1080J DEPARTED PEARSON FIELD AIRPORT (KVUO) ON A VFR FLIGHT TO PIERCE COUNTY AIRPORT (KPLU). EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL DURING CLIMB. UPON LEVELING OFF AT 5,500 FEET MSL, ENGINE VIBRATION STARTED TO OCCUR, FEW SECONDS LATER, THE AIRCRAFT IS EXPERIENCING EXTREME VIBRATION. PILOT DECIDED TO REDUCE POWER AND LAND AT AN OPEN FIELD JUST SOUTH OF LAKE LAWRENCE IN YELM WASHINGTON AROUND 1500 PDT. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT, ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE PROPELLER TIP OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES HAD BROKEN OFF. THE PILOT CALLED IN THE INCIDENT. FAA ROC RECIEVED THE CALL AROUND 1540 PDT. NO INJURIES ON THIS INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE (PROPELLER) ON THE AIRCRAFT.