What was found
COUNTERWEIGHT BOLT BROKE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND NOSING OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8883S
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT301
- Aircraft serial
- 3010226
- Propeller
- Hamstd 12D40
- System (JASC)
- 6114 · Propeller Hub Section
- Part
- Propeller
- Condition
- Bolt Broke
- Location
- Counterweight
- Component
- Hamstd
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.