# Incident 20171015020009I: Guenther William RV-4, Yelm, WA, October 15, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Yelm, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9426° N, 122.6432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yelm, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9426&lon=-122.6432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1080J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1080J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Guenther William RV-4 (registry code 05614II, https://openairdocs.org/model/guenther-william-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GUENTHER WILLIAM RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171015020009I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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