ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357230
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| Date: | Saturday 15 June 1996 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6554P |
| MSN: | 24-1676 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2606 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hillsboro, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mcminnville, OR |
| (7S3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during an approach to land, he initiated his flare over a river. He reported the aircraft 'encountered a severe downdraft' and that 'elevator back pressure failed to stop (the) rapid descent.' The accompanying flight instructor reported the pilot's approach angle 'was a little bit high' and that he observed the pilot 'slamming back on the control wheel just before touchdown.' The aircraft's right main landing gear impacted rapidly upsloping terrain just short of the runway threshold; both main gear collapsed shortly thereafter. The aircraft then skidded down the runway approximately 750 feet on the nose wheel and collapsed main gear.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point for landing. A factor relating to the accident was: upsloping terrain short of the threshold.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA125
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 15:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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