- Date
- July 3, 1987, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lordsburg, NM
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5032SPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870703032179A
- Case key
- 17255
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route on a x-country flt, a severe eng vibration began. The plt reduced power & slowed the airspeed to reduce the severity of the vibration. Subsequently, he elected to make a wheels-up landing on rocky desert terrain. After landing, he discovered the tip of one prop blade had broken off in flt. A metallurgical exam revealed evidence of fatigue failure which originated near the leading edge of the blade.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5032S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R35794
- Airframe hours
- 2,350
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Irwin A. Krugel
- Registered owner
- Joel P Rice
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1987
- Departed
- P19 · Chandler, AZ
- Destination
- CNM · Carlsbad, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,452 total · 53 in this make and model · 1,122 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.