What happened
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Pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft while performing a landing in gusting conditions. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was not injured. This airport, Sac City municipal, at Sac City, Iowa, has terrain features to the west that will set up some severe up and down drafts across the center of the airport. This local weather phenomenon was provided by the chairman of the Sac City airport commission. The pilot stated, as the aircraft was in the flare, he was caught in an up draft to about twenty feet, followed immediately by a down draft into the ground, before he was able to effectively perform a go around. The aircraft received substantial damage when the main landing gear was folded under the wing and fuselage. The weather at carroll, Iowa was 032255Z kcin 032255Z auto 320/22G28KT 10 sm clr 13/M10 A30.10.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING A LANDING IN GUSTING CONDITIONS. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THIS AIRPORT, SAC CITY MUNICIPAL, AT SAC CITY, IOWA, HAS TERRAIN FEATURES TO THE WEST THAT WILL SET UP SOME SEVERE UP AND DOWN DRAFTS ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT. THIS LOCAL WEATHER PHENOMENON WAS PROVIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SAC CITY AIRPORT COMMISSION. THE PILOT STATED, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE FLARE, HE WAS CAUGHT IN AN UP DRAFT TO ABOUT TWENTY FEET, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A DOWN DRAFT INTO THE GROUND, BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY PERFORM A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED UNDER THE WING AND FUSELAGE. THE WEATHER AT CARROLL, IOWA WAS 032255Z KCIN 032255Z AUTO 320/22G28KT 10 SM CLR 13/M10 A30.10.
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