N.W. OF PAGE, AZ, USA
N34212
CESSNA 177
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PLANE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO CLEAR AN EMBANKMENT AND THEN SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. HE STATED THAT THE WIND CAUSED THE PLANE TO DRIFT LEFT AS IT CROSSED THE EMBANKMENT. THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN TAIL FIRST IN A STALLED CONDITION AND HEADED TOWARD ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STEERED BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT HIS PLANE HAD STRUCK THE OTHER AIRCRAFT UNTIL AFTER HE HAD STOPPED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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