MILTON, FL, USA
N5699J
CESSNA 188A
THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED HVY TURBULENCE AFTER THE PLT TOOK OFF & TURNED ONTO A DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH A THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST OF THE ARPT. THE ACFT WAS STABILIZED & THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND. THE PLT RPRTD THAT AFTER TURNING ONTO FINAL APCH TO LAND, THE ACFT ENTERED AN UNCOMMANDED 90 DEG BANK. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, BUT THE ACFT DSCNDD IN A NOSE & RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. BEFORE RECOVERY, THE ACFT CONTACTED THE GROUND & SLID TO A STOP WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENG MOUNT, RIGHT WING & RIGHT MAIN GEAR.
FLIGHT IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE PILOT. TURBULENCE FROM THE NEARBY THUNDERSTORM WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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