What was found
PROPELLER SEPARATION IN FLIGHT, AFTER TAKEOFF THE PROPELLER LOST APROX 66 PERCENT OF NR 1 BLADE, FORCING THE PILOT TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2012
- Submitted
- June 29, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N148ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2841338
- Aircraft time
- 13,645 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- Engine time
- 2,760 hours, 2 cycles
- Propeller
- Snsnch 74DM
- System (JASC)
- 6111 · Propeller Blade Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Propeller
- Component
- Propeller · Snsnch
- Component part number
- 74DM6060
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.