PRESCOTT, AZ, USA
N8918G
CESSNA 182N
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A SUDDEN WIND GUST BROUGHT THE NOSE UP AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED. WHILE STILL AIRBORNE, THE PILOT'S HAND STRUCK THE FLAP SWITCH WHICH RETRACTED THE FLAPS. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN OFF OF THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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