Aircraft Accident Report
In-Flight Loss of Propeller Blade
Forced Landing, and Collision with Terrain
Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Flight 529
Embraer EMB-120RT, N256AS
Carrollton, Georgia
August 21, 1995
NTSB Number AAR-96/06
NTIS Number PB96-910406
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Abstract: This report explains the accident involving Atlantic
Southeast Airlines flight 529, an EMB-120RT airplane, which experienced
the loss of a propeller blade and crashed during an emergency landing near
Carrollton, Georgia, on August 21, 1995. Safety issues in the report focused
on manufacturer engineering practices, propeller blade maintenance repair,
propeller testing and inspection procedures, the relaying of emergency
information by air traffic controllers, crew resource management training,
and the design of crash axes carried in aircraft. Recommendations concerning
these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration.