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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cloud Jeffrey LONG EZ · Eufaula, AL · November 11, 2017

Date: November 11, 2017 · 11:30 local
Place: Eufaula, AL
Airport: Weedon Field
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N754T
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC18LA008
Reported as: Cloud Jeffrey Long EZ
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 230 total178 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N754TRegistered now · Cloud Jeffrey Ferrell LONG EZS/N 1763-L · Built 2015 Airframe modelCloud Jeffrey Ferrell LONG EZ Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

While in cruise flight at 7,500FT, the pilot stated the aircraft started vibrating violently. Pilot shut down engine and performed emergency landing at Eufaula, Alabama (euf). Pilot and passenger suffered no injuries and there was damage to the aircraft. Examination of the aircraft revealed that a 2IN x 16IN portion of the trailing edge of the wooden propeller had separated from the blade and had damaged the right rudder control surface.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 7,500FT, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING AT EUFAULA, ALABAMA (EUF). PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT A 2IN X 16IN PORTION OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BLADE AND HAD DAMAGED THE RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC18LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEufaula, ALThe in-flight separation of a portion of the propeller, which subsequently penetrated the right rudder, as a result of the failure of the bond line between two of the propeller’s wood layers. Contributing to the failure of the propeller was the manufacturer’s…Nov 11, 2017 · Substantial damage