# Incident 20230530006339I: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Monticello, IA, May 30, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2023, 17:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2304° N, 91.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2304&lon=-91.1859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N559BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121005, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-A1B6 (registry code 42407, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230530006339I

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESS AND PILOT STATEMENTS AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13 AT MXO APPROXIMATELY 500FT AGL

ONE PROPELLER BLADE DEPARTED THE CONSTANT SPEED PROPELLER.

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER A BRIEF VIBRATION BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO SHUT IT DOWN.

PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.BLADE SHANK BOLTS WERE SHEARED IN PROP HUB. REVIEW OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWED AD 2022-18-02 WAS APPLICABLE TO THIS PROPELLER AND HAD NOT YET BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

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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