What happened
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(-23) Pilot claims he was cleared for visual the runway was vacant, it was also vacant when he was cleared to land. On short final he heard the tower clear a MD-80 for takeoff in front of him. He was surprised that the MD-80 did not d a rolling start and that tower did not order him to expedite for landing traffic. He elected to continue the approach and thought it could be safely completed before the point the MD-80 rotated. He unexpectedly encountered severe turbulence from the engines of the departing jet. The aircraft had a hard landing that caused structural damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT CLAIMS HE WAS CLEARED FOR VISUAL THE RUNWAY WAS VACANT, IT WAS ALSO VACANT WHEN HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND. ON SHORT FINAL HE HEARD THE TOWER CLEAR A MD-80 FOR TAKEOFF IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE MD-80 DID NOT D A ROLLING START AND THAT TOWER DID NOT ORDER HIM TO EXPEDITE FOR LANDING TRAFFIC. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE SAFELY COMPLETED BEFORE THE POINT THE MD-80 ROTATED. HE UNEXPECTEDLY ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE FROM THE ENGINES OF THE DEPARTING JET. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
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