<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1023045, July 2012

Tobago tb-10 pilot reported losing three inches off his prop blade; which caused a vibration. Pilot was in the pattern; so once runway was assured he shut down the engine and a successful landing ensued.

Attributes
ACN	1023045
Time
Date	201207
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Tobago TB-10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Propeller
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 330 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During the crosswind turn; the airplane began to shake. Three inches of a prop blade broke off on a 2 blade prop. A radio call to CTAF was made; entered a left base; and made successful landing. Shut down engine when runway was made.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Tobago TB-10 pilot reported losing three inches off his prop blade; which caused a vibration. Pilot was in the pattern; so once runway was assured he shut down the engine and a successful landing ensued.

Narrative: During the crosswind turn; the airplane began to shake. Three inches of a prop blade broke off on a 2 blade prop. A radio call to CTAF was made; entered a left base; and made successful landing. Shut down engine when runway was made.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.