ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359811
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| Date: | Saturday 10 September 1994 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: | Piel CP-328 Super Emeraude |
| Owner/operator: | Alva Loyd Snider |
| Registration: | N90484 |
| MSN: | ALS1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 100 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Painton, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , MO |
| Kirksville, MO (KIRK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT THE PILOT THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED HIS PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES AND SAID HE PULLED THE ENGINE THROUGH TWO REVOLUTIONS. HE SAID HE WAS CLIMBING ON COURSE WHEN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE HAND CARVED WOOD PROPELLER HAD FAILED. HE SAID THAT ONE BLADE HAD DELAMINATED AND HAD SPLIT FROM THE TIP TO THE HUB. A 'GOOD SIZED PIECE' HAD SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: in flight delamination and subsequent failure of the hand carved wooden propeller.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA319
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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