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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · James A Oveross TURBO CUB · Independence, OR · September 15, 2023

Date: September 15, 2023 · 06:00 local
Place: Independence, OR
Airport: Independence State
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N230R
Reported as: James A Oveross Turbo CUB
Reported engine: EDGE EPEX
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,460 total19 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N230RRegistered now · James A Oveross TURBO CUBS/N 001 · Built 2023 Airframe modelJames A Oveross TURBO CUB Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

As stated by the pilot I departed 7S5 on runway 34. About 3 miles north I noticed an irregularity with the engine/propeller so I did a 180 and headed back. The engine started revving up and the propeller was windmilling so I picked a field and landed the airplane.

Upon landing there was irrigaiton pipe that was not seen during landing seleciton. The aircraft langing gear hit the irrigation pipe and flipped upside down. During teardown it was found that a gear in the gear box between engine and propeller had broken into four pieces.

As the FAA filed it

AS STATED BY THE PILOT I DEPARTED 7S5 ON RUNWAY 34. ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH I NOTICED AN IRREGULARITY WITH THE ENGINE/PROPELLER SO I DID A 180 AND HEADED BACK. THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP AND THE PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING SO I PICKED A FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE.

UPON LANDING THERE WAS IRRIGAITON PIPE THAT WAS NOT SEEN DURING LANDING SELECITON. THE AIRCRAFT LANGING GEAR HIT THE IRRIGATION PIPE AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. DURING TEARDOWN IT WAS FOUND THAT A GEAR IN THE GEAR BOX BETWEEN ENGINE AND PROPELLER HAD BROKEN INTO FOUR PIECES.