# Incident 20230915022019I: James A Oveross TURBO CUB, Independence, OR, September 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2023, 06:00 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8672° N, 123.1982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDEPENDENCE STATE (7S5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8672&lon=-123.1982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James A Oveross TURBO CUB (registry code 05641TS, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-a-oveross-turbo-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES A OVEROSS TURBO CUB
- Reported engine: EDGE EPEX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,460 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230915022019I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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