COLUMBUS, GA, USA
N103EF
PIPER PA-28-180
JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT FLARED FOR LANDING, A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP SEVERAL FEET, AND THE RIGHT WING DIPPED. THE PILOT GOT THE WINGS LEVEL AND ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND STRUCK THE GROUND, A POWER TRANSFORMER AND FIVE CARS BEFORE COMING TO A HALT. A REVIEW OF THE CONTINUOUS PRINT OUT OF THE WIND VELOCITY AT THE AIRPORT SHOWED A GUST OF WIND AT THE REPORTED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER REPORTED SEEING THE STALL WARNING LIGHT ON AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND BEFORE THE FIRST IMPACT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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