Service difficulty report · Blade · Bbavia 8GCBC

Difficulty date
May 29, 2023
Submitted
May 31, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N559BC
Make and model
Bbavia 8GCBC
Aircraft serial
5672015
Aircraft time
295 hours
Engine
Lyc IO390A1B6
Engine time
295 hours
Propeller
Mtprop MTV15*
Part
Blade
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller
Part time
295 hours
Component
Propeller · Mtprop
Component part number
MTV15B20358
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
D, F, G
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM HUB ON TAKEOFF CAUSING ENGINE INBALANCE/FAILURE. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN SOYBEAN FIELD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. NO AIRFRAME DAMAGE FROM LANDING. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNT, COWLING AND ENGINE DUE TO PROPELLER FAILURE/ INBALANCE DUE TO MISSING PROPELLER BLADE. MT PROPELLER SB NO. 30R7 AND FAA AD 2022-18-02 ADDRESSES THIS PROPELLER, HOWEVER NEITHER HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.