Accident Quickie Q200 N6NH, Sunday 18 August 1996

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Date:	Sunday 18 August 1996
Time:	14:00 LT
Type:	Quickie Q200
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N6NH
MSN:	002
Total airframe hrs:	263 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-200
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hudson, CO - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Watkins, CO (KFTG)
Destination airport:	Erie, CO (48V)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot said the airplane was in cruise flight, when a severe vibration shook the airframe. He secured the engine and made a forced landing on a dirt road. During the landing roll, the left wheel contacted a soft sandy berm, pivoting the airplane to the left and into a ditch, where it nosed over. Postaccident examination disclosed that part of the propeller had delaminated.

Probable Cause: delamination of a propeller blade. A factor relating to the accident was: the terrain condition in the emergency landing area (soft/sandy berm and ditch).

Accident investigation: