Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI86LA118

BLOOMINGTON, IN, USA

Aircraft #1

N3213R

CESSNA 411

Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 35, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED 'EXTREME WIND-SHIFT' & WAS BLOWN ABOUT 550' RGT OF COURSE WITH A 30 KT LOSS OF AIRSPEED (FM 130 TO 100 KTS). HE STATED THE ACFT LOST ABOUT 300', THEN WAS BLOWN BACK ON COURSE WITH AN ADDITIONAL LOSS OF ALTITUDE. SUSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE APCH END OF THE RWY. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE RGT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT, THE RGT PROP STRUCK THE RWY 9 TIMES & THE RGT WING WAS DAMAGED. THE SURFACE WIND WAS RPRTD TO BE FROM 240 DEG AT 10 KTS WITH NO GUSTS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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