By Warren McIlvoy, BC-1
My wife and I were going to Page for the Breakfast Club event to
the Wahweap Lodge. After a normal run-up, we took-off on
Scottsdale’s runway 3. At about 500’, we turned towards
the north. The take-off was normal, the climb-out was normal (at
least up to this point). At about 2800’ MSL and about 3 miles
north of the airport, I suddenly felt and heard a loud bang. My
very first impression was that a tire had blown-out. But after a
very few brief seconds, I felt a slight vibration with an
associated power loss. The elapsed time between the bang and my
decision to do a 180, was maybe 8-10 seconds.