ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302261
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| Date: | Monday 11 July 2022 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Glacier Aviation |
| Registration: | N43037 |
| MSN: | 28-8316068 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kelso, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Olympia Airport, WA (OLM/KOLM) |
| Kelso, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, during the flare for landing, the airplane experienced ground effect and was settling down to the runway when it was hit by 'a very intense wind shear with a gust…†The pilot stated that the airplane yawed to the left and that he could not recover as the airplane exited the runway onto the grass. The airplane's right wing was substantially damaged when it collided with a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI). The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's inadequate flare resulting in a loss of airplane control during landing with gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR22LA260
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