ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295077
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| Date: | Friday 17 October 2003 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3XS |
| MSN: | CP001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 622 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-AIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Snyder, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth Alliance Airport, TX (AFW/KAFW) |
| Las Cruces Municipal Airport, NM (LRU/KLRU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 727-hour private pilot reported that the engine developed a "severe" vibration when the airplane was at about 5,000 feet agl, approximately 15 miles east from the airport. The pilot pulled the throttle back to try to stop the vibration, then pulled the mixture, and pulled the nose up to stop the propeller. He located a pasture to land in; however, he did not see the terraces cut in the pasture that he hit when he landed. He hit the first one and went airborne again, hitting a second one ripping the nose gear back and landing on the nose of the airplane. A tip of one propeller blade was missing and that could not be found.
Probable Cause: The failure of the propeller blade for undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW04LA013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 17:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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