19800808035969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Palmer, AK · August 8, 1980

Date
August 8, 1980 · 13:50 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3530C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG92
Reported as
Cessna 170B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
648 total67 in this make and model278 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Downdraft off end of runway caused high sink rate. Made hard landing short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNDRAFT OFF END OF RUNWAY CAUSED HIGH SINK RATE. MADE HARD LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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