What happened
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Aircraft departed bgq for alexander creek. Foreflight weather brief reported south wind 20 to 25 knots. On the approach to roy strip, once the aircraft descended below the trees, the 20 knot headwind dissipated. The pilot experienced turbulence, a downdraft, and loss of lift due to the loss in headwind. The conditions were descrtive of an energy decreasing windshear. The aircraft contacted the ground at an excessive descent rate damaging the nosewheel and the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BGQ FOR ALEXANDER CREEK. FOREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEF REPORTED SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ON THE APPROACH TO ROY STRIP, ONCE THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW THE TREES, THE 20 KNOT HEADWIND DISSIPATED. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE, A DOWNDRAFT, AND LOSS OF LIFT DUE TO THE LOSS IN HEADWIND. THE CONDITIONS WERE DESCRTIVE OF AN ENERGY DECREASING WINDSHEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AT AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE DAMAGING THE NOSEWHEEL AND THE PROPELLER.
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