AIKEN, SC, USA
N4387V
PIPER PA-46-310
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OBTAINED A STANDARD WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLIGHT. THE BREIFING NOTED THAT A SIGMET WAS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERE TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AT HIS DESTINATION HE OBSERVED THE WIND SOCK PERIODICALLY AND NOTED THAT IT INDICATED THE WIND WAS ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. AT TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT WING WAS LIFTED BY A WIND GUST, THE PILOT SAID, WHICH COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED WITH THE AILERON. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
THE UNEXPECTED, GUSTING CROSSWIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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