AN IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF A PROPELLER BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERE VIBRATION, SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE, AND A FORCED LANDING IN ALDER BUSHES.
— NTSB Determination
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 9.5 INCHES OF A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED THE MIXTURE TO THE IDLE CUT OFF POSITION. HE THEN LANDED IN ALDER BUSHES, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD SUSTAINED A PREVIOUS PROPELLER STRIKE AND THAT IT HAD BEEN STRAIGHTENED AND CUT TO 80 INCHES.
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 9.5 INCHES OF A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED THE MIXTURE TO THE IDLE CUT OFF POSITION. HE THEN LANDED IN ALDER BUSHES, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. RECORDS SHOWED THAT…
The accident on 1995-08-06 involved a Piper PA-18-160, registration N814JM, at Port Alsworth, AK.
AN IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF A PROPELLER BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERE VIBRATION, SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE, AND A FORCED LANDING IN ALDER BUSHES.
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