MONUMENT VALLEY, UT, USA
N8272Y
PIPER PA-28-181
THE PLT WAS LANDING ON A 3100 FT DIRT RWY, AT AN ARPT WITH MTNS NEARBY. HE SAID THAT JUST BEFORE LANDING, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL & 'THE BOTTOM FELL OUT.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & THE RGT MAIN LNDG GEAR FAILED. THERE WAS NO WX RPRTG FACILITY AT THE ARPT. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS LIGHT & THE TEMP WAS APRX 75 DEG AT THE TIME OF THE ACDNT. THE ARPT ELEV WAS 5192 FT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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