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Small aircraft aircraft. Aircraft equipment problem. 11 inches of propeller separated in cruise causing severe aircraft vibrations. Pilot shut down engine and made an emergency landing. No damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dab |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ddc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 347615 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While at cruise experienced a severe vibration, causing a need to shut down my engine. Vibration was severe enough that landing gear extended. By itself. We made an engine off landing at flaggler county airport, bunnell, fl. Approach and landing were uneventful with no damage to aircraft or injuries. 11 inches of our propeller separated, causing the emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT. ACFT EQUIP PROB. 11 INCHES OF PROP SEPARATED IN CRUISE CAUSING SEVERE ACFT VIBRATIONS. PLT SHUT DOWN ENG AND MADE AN EMER LNDG. NO DAMAGE.
Narrative: WHILE AT CRUISE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION, CAUSING A NEED TO SHUT DOWN MY ENG. VIBRATION WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT LNDG GEAR EXTENDED. BY ITSELF. WE MADE AN ENG OFF LNDG AT FLAGGLER COUNTY ARPT, BUNNELL, FL. APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL WITH NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR INJURIES. 11 INCHES OF OUR PROP SEPARATED, CAUSING THE EMER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.