# Incident 20180728018209I: Berkley Thomas S GLASAIR SHA, Pearl, IL, July 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2018, 13:35 local time
- Place: Pearl, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4627° N, 90.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearl, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4627&lon=-90.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N643TB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BERKLEY THOMAS S GLASAIR SHA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D2B
- 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/20180728018209I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT AT 8500 FT PILOT FELT A VIBRATION THEN HEARD AN ODD SOUND AS THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PILOT INTENDED TO DIVERT TO KPPQ PITTSVILLE,IL WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED ON A ROAD IN PEARL, IL

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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