GRASS VALLEY, CA, USA
N4991F
CESSNA U206B
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 WITH A REPORTED WIND FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 KTS. ON HIS FIRST APPROACH, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RIDE WITH FLUCTUATING AIRSPEED AND RATE OF DESCENT. HE WAS OVERSHOOTING SO HE MADE A GO-AROUND. AFTER A SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND STARTED A ROLL-OUT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AS IF IT HAD ENCOUNTERED A GUST OR WIND SHEAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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