ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291651
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 2006 |
| Time: | 14:19 LT |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Jean Lambert |
| Registration: | N727PD |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 402 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582LC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Southwest Ranch, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Southwest Ranch, FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that while in cruise flight the engine suddenly began to operate "badly", and the whole airplane vibrated intensely. He said that they flew away from the populated residential areas and made a forced landing in the area of a landfill. During the landing rollout the airplane nosed over, incurring damage. According to the FAA inspector who responded to the scene of the accident, upon inspecting the airplane he found one propeller blade missing, with part of the blade root remaining in the hub. Furthermore, he found that one blade mounting bolt was loose and the bolt associated with the missing blade had fractured. The inspector noted no other anomalies with the accident airplane. On May 29, 2007 the NTSB sent the propeller, and its associated mounting hardware, minus the missing blade, to the propeller manufacturer, IVOProp Corporation, Long Beach, California, for further examination, under the supervision of an FAA inspector. The examination revealed that the propeller had been improperly assembled, and was missing the required Motion Detector Tape, which resulted in the blade bolt holes elongating, and one blade separating from the hub in flight.
Probable Cause: The owner/builder's improper maintenance/installation of the propeller which resulted in a propeller blade coming loose and separating from the hub.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA07LA013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 17:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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