# Accident 20190716005709A: Davis Barry E PIETENPOL BIG PIET, Gainesboro, TN, July 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2019, 12:48 local time
- Place: Gainesboro, TN
- Airport: Jackson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3958° N, 85.6414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3958&lon=-85.6414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Barry E PIETENPOL BIG PIET (registry code 05628J6, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-barry-e-pietenpol-big-piet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS BARRY E PIETENPOL BIG PIET
- Reported engine: CORVAIR 100HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190716005709A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PASSING K1A7 (EN ROUTE TO AIRVENTURE, OSHKOSH, WI) PILOT FELT ABNORMAL AIRFRAME VIBRATIONS AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 180. DURING TURN TO ALIGN ON THE RUNWAY, PILOT OBSERVED A PORTION OF THE PROPELLER BLADE DEPART THE AIRCRAFT AND HE REDUCED POWER DUE TO INCREASED SEVERE VIBRATION. SURFACE HEADWIND CONTRIBUTED TO AIRSPEED LOSS AND AIRCRAFT STALL. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND (ON LANDING GEAR) SHORT OF THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE AND STOPPED UPON STRIKING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. NO AIRCRAFT FIRE OCCURRED. IMPACT WITH THE FENCE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AND BENDING OF THE FUSELAGE FRAME SEVERE ENOUGH TO NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL CUTOFF CONTROL LINKAGE. FAA IIC FOUND AIRCRAFT FUEL LEVEL TO BE AT LEAST 3/4 FULL AND ENGINE OIL FULL. NO SIGNS OF GROUND SCARRING WERE OBSERVED. DAMAGE TO VERTICAL FENCE AND GATE FRAMING APPEARED CONSISTENT WITH THE NON-HIGH SPEED IMPACT DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT. NTSB INVESTIGATOR AND AIRCRAFT OWNER AGREED A PROPELLER DAMAGE ANALYSIS MAY BE REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS (REQUESTED BY THE FAA IIC) WOULD BE PROVIDED UPON HIS RETURN TO AZALEA AVIATION AT COOK COUNTY AIRPORT, ADEL, GA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA228), Jul 16, 2019: Pietenpol BIG Piet (N973BP), Gainesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the spinner cap for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, which resulted in contact and subsequent separation of the wooden propeller blade tip.

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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