KNOXVILLE, TN, USA
N6257F
CESSNA 172N
THE ACFT RECONTACTED THE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PROPELLER, NOSE STRUT AND FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. THE WIND WAS REPORTEDLY FROM 250 DEGREES AT 14 KTS GUSTING TO 26 KTS. THE ATC CONTROLLERS ON DUTY SAID THE WIND SHEAR ALERT WAS ACTIVATING ALMOST CONSTANTLY. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE WIND WAS REPORTEDLY 25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 39 KTS. AN OPERATOR OF A CHARTER SERVICE ON THE ARPT HAD REPORTEDLY GROUNDED HIS ACFT BECAUSE OF THE WIND CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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