20171027020479I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Breaux Bridge, LA · October 27, 2017

Date
October 27, 2017 · 12:00 local
Place
Breaux Bridge, LA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N96872
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 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.

Aircraft depart lft. Right after leveling off at 3000 feet altitude. Severe vibration began. Throttled engine back and landed in field. Discovered end of blade and cap portion of metal leading edge separated from blade.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPART LFT. RIGHT AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 3000 FEET ALTITUDE. SEVERE VIBRATION BEGAN. THROTTLED ENGINE BACK AND LANDED IN FIELD. DISCOVERED END OF BLADE AND CAP PORTION OF METAL LEADING EDGE SEPARATED FROM BLADE.