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Middlebourne, WV
AFTER RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE PLT MADE AN APCH TO RWY 10, WHICH HAD A DROP-OFF ON THE APCH END. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE & OCCASIONALLY GUSTY. ON THE 1ST APCH, THE ACFT ENCOUNTER 'SLIGHT AIR TURBULENCE' & THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT HIS 2ND APCH WAS MADE AT MIN SPEED & HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. THE ACFT PITCHED NOSE-UP, HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE PLANE STALLED & STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE ON RISING TERRAIN. THE ACFT MOVED ONLY 4 TO 5 FT AFTER IMPACT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, FUSELAGE & PROP, BUT THE ACFT WAS CONSIDERED REPAIRABLE.
AFTER RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE PLT MADE AN APCH TO RWY 10, WHICH HAD A DROP-OFF ON THE APCH END. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE & OCCASIONALLY GUSTY. ON THE 1ST APCH, THE ACFT ENCOUNTER 'SLIGHT AIR TURBULENCE' & THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT HIS 2ND APCH WAS MADE AT MIN SPEED & HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. THE ACFT PITCHED NOSE-UP, HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE PLANE STALLED & STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE ON RISING TERRAIN. THE ACFT MOVED ONLY 4 TO 5 FT AFTER IMPACT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, FUSELAGE & PROP, BUT THE ACFT WAS CONSIDERED REPAIRABLE.