COLORADO SPRING, CO, USA
N737VH
CESSNA 172
THE PILOT SAW THUNDERSTORMS NEAR PUEBLO AND COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, AND CHECKED THE ATIS AT BOTH PLACES. HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ON THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, BUT OTHERWISE, THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS DAMAGED. THE RUNWAY WAS WET AND THERE WAS A LOCALIZED THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 50 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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