皇冠体育app

Quik GT450, G-TPAL

Summary:

皇冠体育app aircraft experienced windshear whilst on final approach and descended rapidly from approximately 20 ft. 皇冠体育app pilot was unable to arrest the high rate of descent, despite adding full power, and the aircraft landed heavily, nosewheel first and bounced. 皇冠体育app second touchdown was in a normal attitude but the nosewheel assembly collapsed during the ground roll. 皇冠体育app two occupants were uninjured. 皇冠体育app wind direction was reported as varying between 180 and 230掳 at 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. 皇冠体育app pilot subsequently discussed the event with instructors based at the airfield and concluded that he may have not have made a sufficient adjustment to his final approach airspeed for the prevailing gusty conditions.

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