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The wooden blade of an antique trainer's propeller separated in flight; so the pilot reduced power and safely returned to his home airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1271084 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Propeller Blade |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 500 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
I took off in my antique military trainer heading for a nearby airport's airshow. I was still climbing at about 3;000 feet and a chunk of the leading edge of the sensenich wood propeller including the brass leading edge came off in flight resulting in heavy vibration. I determined that I could reduce power and significantly reduce the vibration while still maintaining a safe flying speed. I did a 180 degree turn and returned for an uneventful landing at my home airport. I have since replaced the propeller with a newly manufactured sensenich propeller of the same model.there were no injuries or any additional damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The wooden blade of an antique trainer's propeller separated in flight; so the pilot reduced power and safely returned to his home airport.
Narrative: I took off in my antique military trainer heading for a nearby airport's airshow. I was still climbing at about 3;000 feet and a chunk of the leading edge of the Sensenich wood propeller including the brass leading edge came off in flight resulting in heavy vibration. I determined that I could reduce power and significantly reduce the vibration while still maintaining a safe flying speed. I did a 180 degree turn and returned for an uneventful landing at my home Airport. I have since replaced the propeller with a newly manufactured Sensenich propeller of the same model.There were no injuries or any additional damage to the aircraft.
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