20010501010659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sphrth NIMBUSHS7 · Hood River, OR · May 1, 2001

Date
May 1, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place
Hood River, OR
Airport
Hood River Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N824T
Reported as
Sphrth NIMBUSHS7
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total110 in this make and model14 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.

(-23)Pilot states he and another aircraft were catching the wind currents off of mt. Hood. His aircraft was caught in an extreme downdraft causing him to select an unscheduled safe landing area of the cooper's spur ski lodge. During roll out, the left wing went down first, causing a ground loop to the left. Damage to left aileron.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATES HE AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WERE CATCHING THE WIND CURRENTS OFF OF MT. HOOD. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT IN AN EXTREME DOWNDRAFT CAUSING HIM TO SELECT AN UNSCHEDULED SAFE LANDING AREA OF THE COOPER'S SPUR SKI LODGE. DURING ROLL OUT, THE LEFT WING WENT DOWN FIRST, CAUSING A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT. DAMAGE TO LEFT AILERON.