LAKE GENEVA, WI, USA
N6700H
CESSNA 172M
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS ON A SHORT FINAL APCH TO LAND WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN TURBULENCE. AT THAT TIME, THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT LURCHED AGAINST THE CONTROL WHEEL, CAUSING THE NOSE TO PITCH DOWN & THE ACFT TO BANK LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT BOUNCED ON THE RWY & WAS THEN LANDED. AFTER A SHORT ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ARPT WAS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL VALLEY & HAD TREES ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RWY. ABOUT 1 HR AFTER THE OCCURRENCE, 2 OTHER PLTS FLEW THERE & BOTH STATED THAT THEY ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE & WIND SHEAR. ALSO, THE PLT OF N6700H STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PLT WAS USING THE SHOULDER HARNESS & HAD HIS SEAT FORWARD FOR MORE LEG ROOM FOR A PASSENGER IN THE BACK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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