Overview
The pilot lost control during landing. The accident occurred on the final leg of a three-leg cross-country flight.
Pilot Account
According to the pilot, he obtained Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) information from the destination airport when the flight was 10 miles away. The wind was reported from 030 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot stated that his approach to runway 33 was normal until the airplane "ballooned up...became unstable and the wing tilted left and right." He further stated that the airplane did not maintain level flight and turned to the left, which he attempted to correct with right rudder input. The rudder input "was not in time the plane dropped to the ground turning to the left sliding into the fence."
Wind Information
A review of the AWOS-3 reports at the destination airport on the day of the accident indicated the following wind observations:
- At 0950: wind from 030 degrees at 8 knots
- At 1047: wind from 030 degrees at 7 knots
- At 1150: wind from 050 degrees at 5 knots
- At 1246 (approximately 29 minutes before the accident): wind from 020 degrees at 11 knots