ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361426
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Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1993 |
Time: | 20:20 LT |
Type: | Mooney M20B |
Owner/operator: | Thomas N Thompson |
Registration: | N74580 |
MSN: | 1909 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2339 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Landover, MD -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Clinton, MD (W32) |
Destination airport: | (W32) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE INBOUND TO THE OUTER MARKER ON AN ILS APPROACH, THE TIP OF A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED AND A SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION OCCURRED. ALSO, THE RIGHT AILERON BECAME PARTIALLY SEPARATED AND THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ROLL CONTROL. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR TO REDUCE DRAG. AFTER CLEARING OBSTACLES, HE MADE A WHEELS-UP LANDING IN A FIELD ON HILLY TERRAIN. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THE PROPELLER BLADE HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE.
Probable Cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF A PROPELLER BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO93FA147 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93FA147
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