PECULIAR, MO, USA
N6578S
CESSNA 150J
THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AS HE MADE HIS APCH TO LAND AT HIS PVT STRIP. THE WIND WAS FROM 250 DEGS AT 7 KTS, A HEADWIND FOR THE LANDING ACFT.THE PLT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL CONTROL DIFFICULTY DURING FINAL APCH. THE PLT REPORTED DESCENDING WITHOUT CONTROL UNTIL IMPACTING THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RWY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF TURBULENCE OR CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO TURBULENCE IN THE AREA OF THE STRIP. THE PLT STATED THAT HE COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT BY MAINTAINING A HIGHER APCH SPEED AND POSSIBLY MORE ALT DURING THE APCH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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