19790417014499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Lafayette, IN · April 17, 1979

Date
April 17, 1979 · 18:45 local
Place
Lafayette, IN
Airport
Aretz
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3661R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79DEX20
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total1 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot stated he failed to make timley correction in altitude after experiencing a downdraft on short final.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO MAKE TIMLEY CORRECTION IN ALTITUDE AFTER EXPERIENCING A DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3661R · 1

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