What happened
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(.19) On March 19, 2002, about 1600 pacific standard time, a Piper PA28R-200, N5060T, made a hard landing at Redlands, California. The flight school at palm springs, California, was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal flight departed palm springs about 1500 en route to Redlands, and returned to palm springs. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The operator stated that the pilot was preparing for a commercial check ride. The pilot flew to Redlands to practice landings. On the fifth landing, the pilot encountered a strong updraft about 15 feet above ground level (AGL), and pulled power. This was immediately followed by a downdraft. The airplane touched down hard on the right main landing gear. The pilot completed two more landings and returned to palm springs. A follow up maintenance examination discovered damage to a wing rib. The safety board was informed of the accident on April 8, 2002. (-23) pilot stated he was doing touch and go's, and on his fifth landing he encountered a windshear condition. This caused a hard landing, which eventually led to substantial damage to rt wing spar. Aircraft is grounded at this time, until repairs can be accomplished.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 19, 2002, ABOUT 1600 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA28R-200, N5060T, MADE A HARD LANDING AT REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AT PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS ABOUT 1500 EN ROUTE TO REDLANDS, AND RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT THE PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR A COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE. THE PILOT FLEW TO REDLANDS TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. ON THE FIFTH LANDING, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG UPDRAFT ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), AND PULLED POWER. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A DOWNDRAFT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT COMPLETED TWO MORE LANDINGS AND RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS. A FOLLOW UP MAINTENANCE EXAMINATION DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO A WING RIB. THE SAFETY BOARD WAS INFORMED OF THE ACCIDENT ON APRIL 8, 2002. (-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S, AND ON HIS FIFTH LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED A WINDSHEAR CONDITION. THIS CAUSED A HARD LANDING, WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RT WING SPAR. AIRCRAFT IS GROUNDED AT THIS TIME, UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.
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