# Incident 20191218023219I: Piper PA-28-151, Rome, GA, December 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2019, 19:16 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Rome Georgia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2570° N, 85.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2570&lon=-85.1647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6919J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6919J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191218023219I

## Narrative

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

A PORTION OF THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT WHILE AT 5,500 FEET. THE RESULTING VIBRATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SOFT ENGINE MOUNTS, CRANK SHAFT, BAFFLING, AND COWLING. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RMG AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED A PORTION OFF ONE PROPELLER BLADE HAD SEPARATED AT MID SPAN FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FOD OR OTHER DAMAGE.

PROPELLER WAS HIGH TIME AND HAD BEEN THROUGHT SEVERAL OVERHAULS.  PROPELLER HAD BEEN DYNAMIC BALANCED IN THE LOG BOOK HISTORY.  THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE ON THE FRACTURE SURFACE, BUT THE AGE OR PROGRESSION OF IT IS UNKNOWN

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

PILOT DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT HE SAVED THEIR LIVES WITH HIS TRAINING AND QUICK ACTIONS.  HE OK'D ME USING THEIR NAMES BECAUSE THESE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY FAAST TEAM, AND I FELT HE MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMMENDATION.

THIS RECORD WAS AMENDED HOWEVER TO FOLLOW ATQA INSTRUCTIONS.

## Other reports on N6919J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220411005289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220411005289I), Apr 11, 2022: Piper PA-28-151 (N6919J), Atlanta, GA, No damage. The student pilot veered off of the runway into a non-paved area after missing his exit taxi-way on his solo flight.

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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