TROY, MI, USA
N1157H
PIPER PA-28-140
AS THE PILOT FLARED TO LAND, THE RAPIDLY SHIFTING AND GUSTING WINDS MOVED FROM A QUARTERING HEADWIND TO A TAILWIND. DESPITE REMEDIAL CORRECTIONS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND OR GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A FENCE AND THEN A TREE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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