WESTMINISTER, MD, USA
N117P
BEECH V35
THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS AND TURBULENCE AT THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN PREMATURELY AND WAS ANGLED ABOUT 30 DEGREES RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN BRUSH AND SMALL TREES WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ONE HOUR AND 20 MINUTES LATER, THE INVESTIGATOR LANDED AT THE AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL AND 100 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, HE ENCOUNTERED AN ABRUPT LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE DROPPED. HE APPLIED POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST AN ADDITIONAL 50 FEET BEFORE HIS PLANNED APPROACH AIRSPEED WAS REGAINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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