# Incident 20230427007229I: Piper J3C-65, Romeoville, IL, April 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6081° N, 88.1038° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6081&lon=-88.1038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6384H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6384H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,684 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230427007229I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 27, 2023, THE PILOT OF A J3C-65, DEPARTED LEWIS UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (KLOT) ON RUNWAY 9. ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SHAKING. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A LEFT TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE DUE TO THE SHAKING.  THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION THE PILOT FOUND THE PROPELLER WAS MISSING APROXIMATELY 5 INCES OF BLADE TIP ON ONE SIDE.

## 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 CEN23LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA218), Apr 27, 2023: Piper J3C (N6384H), Romeoville, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The inflight failure of the propeller blade due to fatigue cracking from corrosion pits, initiating at the midpoint of the cambered face.

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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