Prop through roof - wheres the plane?

Oops, missed this - "And the plane had enough altitude and speed to glide into the pilot’s nearby private landing strip without incident."
 
Notice that the hub is still intact (and at least 95%+ of the blades)

Staged?
Photoshopped?
Tossed as a prank?
 
That was just the main prop. Continued on to destination on backup prop.
 
Dan Thomas said:
The article said is was a single-engined airplane. Must have been an antique, maybe a PT-19 or similar?

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Sensenich still makes new wooden props for several certified aircraft such as the Cessna 170, Piper J series, PA 18 and down, Lots of aircraft can use the wooden props.

The pictures I saw the hub was still attached, that means who ever installed it, did not torque the prop nut and safety it.
 
I guess the bright side of just having a prop come through your roof is that it was just the prop.
 
So does the homeowner get to keep the prop as a souvenir now?
 
Tom-D said:
Sensenich still makes new wooden props for several certified aircraft such as the Cessna 170, Piper J series, PA 18 and down, Lots of aircraft can use the wooden props.

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That prop is way too big to be off any 170 or Cub. It came off a larger, slower-turning engine.
 
What puzzles me is that their is still no word about the airplane anywhere in the news.

Must have something pretty big (like a Stearman as suggested by bob) and it probably did also not get very far, after it lost its prop.

Is this story possibly just a hoax?
 
It looks like a real story. Here's a two-minute TV news broadcast, showing the holes in the roof and ceiling, and an eyewitness account:

http://news10.com/2015/07/16/propeller-falls-through-roof-in-montgomery-county/

Still no ID of the aircraft, but you can see its hangar at 0:38 in this video.

edit: I found this in another story:
The plane was a Meyers OTW, a biplane aircraft designed in the 1930s that was used to train pilots in the Second World War,
 
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This might be the plane. It is registered to an address in the same tiny town where the propeller fell through a roof:

https://nnumber.org/N34322/

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NoHeat said:
This might be the plane. It is registered to an address in the same tiny town where the propeller fell through a roof:

https://nnumber.org/N34322/

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Ha! I was just about ready to post that same info.

It's a Myers OTW-145 and it is based at Galway Airport just NE of Hagaman. Both the airport and airplane are registered to the same person.
 
SkyDog58 said:
It's a Myers OTW-145 and it is based at Galway Airport just NE of Hagaman. Both the airport and airplane are registered to the same person.
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The Myers OTW-145 uses the exact same prop as my F-24-W did. If you look at the picture you will see a 145 Warner on the OTW. The OTW will glide a long ways with no prop.
 
Tom-D said:
The Myers OTW-145 uses the exact same prop as my F-24-W did. If you look at the picture you will see a 145 Warner on the OTW. The OTW will glide a long ways with no prop.
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I bet that Fairchild was a fun bird to fly.
 
German guy said:
What puzzles me is that their is still no word about the airplane anywhere in the news.

Must have something pretty big (like a Stearman as suggested by bob) and it probably did also not get very far, after it lost its prop.

Is this story possibly just a hoax?
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On of the news stories said it took off from a private strip that was only a mile away from where the prop fell, so it didn't have far to glide, and it didn't have drag from a windmilling propeller, so the glide ratio was better than normal.
 
That's gonna be at least a few thousands in damage. Hopefully her insurance pays for it, and since they are neighbors, it would be nice if the pilot/owner chip in for the deductible if applicable.

Does insurance cover the cost of an airplane part crashing through your house? I should probably double check, since we are nearly under a Bravo transition for GA flights, as well as a local hospital's life flight helicopters.
 
woodchucker said:
That's gonna be at least a few thousands in damage. Hopefully her insurance pays for it, and since they are neighbors, it would be nice if the pilot/owner chip in for the deductible if applicable.

Does insurance cover the cost of an airplane part crashing through your house? I should probably double check, since we are nearly under a Bravo transition for GA flights, as well as a local hospital's life flight helicopters.
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Good question.... guess I'll call my insurance and ask. They will probably follow up with a question like.... "Why are you asking..??" :lol:
 
Zeldman said:
Good question.... guess I'll call my insurance and ask. They will probably follow up with a question like.... "Why are you asking..??" :lol:
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Ummmm.... ahhhhh.... it rained today. Metal stuff!
 
woodchucker said:
That's gonna be at least a few thousands in damage. Hopefully her insurance pays for it, and since they are neighbors, it would be nice if the pilot/owner chip in for the deductible if applicable.

Does insurance cover the cost of an airplane part crashing through your house? I should probably double check, since we are nearly under a Bravo transition for GA flights, as well as a local hospital's life flight helicopters.
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I would think it would be covered by the aircraft operator's liability insurance, and I don't think deductibles apply to that.
 
I'd say "sliced" is entirely accurate in this case. That's what it did.
 
woodchucker said:
That's gonna be at least a few thousands in damage. Hopefully her insurance pays for it, and since they are neighbors, it would be nice if the pilot/owner chip in for the deductible if applicable.

Does insurance cover the cost of an airplane part crashing through your house? I should probably double check, since we are nearly under a Bravo transition for GA flights, as well as a local hospital's life flight helicopters.
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A typical homeowner HO3 policy would cover it. The damage to the structure under this type of policy is covered on an "open perils" basis, subject to a list of exclusions. If you can't find it in the exclusions, it's covered.

The damage to their personal property (unless endorsed for better coverage) is on a "named perils" basis, so this type of damage would need to be listed to be covered. Fortunately, damage by aircraft, including self-propelled missiles and spacecraft, is a usual coverage.

Now, if an airplane dropped a capybara from 2,000 feet and it landed on your home and damaged it, would this be covered by the Falling Objects coverage, or would this be hit by the vermin exclusion? If the company covers it under Falling Objects, do note the following:

i. Falling objects.
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]This peril does not include loss to property contained in a building unless the roof or an outside wall of the building is first damaged by a falling object. Damage to the falling object itself is not included.
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:goofy:

[edit] - I'd go for payout under the aircraft insurer's property damage coverage, anyway.
[edit] - Consult policy for final answers. :)
 
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Any chance that prop could be put back into service? It looks pretty good.
 
NoHeat said:
The owner of the plane and airport is not a certificated pilot, so I'd guess she wasn't at the controls.
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From what I've seen across the U.S. with pilots "flying rogue." I wouldn't advise betting money on that.
 
How many older ladies fly rogue?

How many inherit property when aging pilot husbands pass away?
 
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