ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177346
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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 2004 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft H35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N87AD |
| MSN: | D-4943 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5357 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 260-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Pierce, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Pierce, FL (FD88) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that while on very short final he encountered a sudden downdraft, which drove the airplane downward, resulting in a hard landing short of the beginning of the runway. He stated that as a result of the impact the airplane incurred substantial damage, and added that prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane, or any of its systems.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain the proper glide path during the approach which resulted in the airplane undershooting the runway and not attaining the proper touchdown point.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040603X00725&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2015 15:41 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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