TOUGHKENAMON, PA, USA
N3286K
GLOBE GC-1B
THE PLT WAS PRACTICING STOP & GO LANDINGS ON RWY 24. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS IN A NORMAL LANDING CONFIGURATION AT 68 MPH, APRX 8 FT AGL, WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. ACCORDING TO HIM, THE DOWNDRAFT RESULTED FROM WIND BLOWING OVER TREES PARALLELING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE, THE WHEELS DUG IN THE GROUND APRX 6 INCHES & THE COWLING & WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED AT THAT TIME. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT CAME DOWN ABOUT 200 FT FURTHER DOWN THE RWY IN A 20 DEG NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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