The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach. A factor was the downdraft.
— NTSB Determination
The 5,217-hour pilot stated that on final approach to runway 17, he encountered a downdraft which caused the airplane to descend more rapidly than normal. The landing gear impacted a barbed wire fence, and the airplane landed approximately 7-feet short of the runway. Runway 17 was reported to be 3,200 feet long by 40 feet wide.
The 5,217-hour pilot stated that on final approach to runway 17, he encountered a downdraft which caused the airplane to descend more rapidly than normal. The landing gear impacted a barbed wire fence, and the airplane landed approximately 7-feet short of the runway. Runway 17 was reported to be 3,200 feet long by 40…
The accident on 2004-01-15 involved a Piper PA-32R, registration N4136S, at Poynor, TX.
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach. A factor was the downdraft.
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