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A PA23 pilot encounters windshear and after recovering several times from unusual attitudes; finds his instruments unusable. He diverts to nearest airport and lands gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 709265 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 64 flight time total : 498 flight time type : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 709265 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : gear up landing inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Inadvertently flew into unforecasted windshear; after recovering plane several times from abnormal attitudes; aircraft instruments unusable. Landed at first opportunity. Gear was not extended. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA23 PLT ENCOUNTERS WINDSHEAR AND AFTER RECOVERING SEVERAL TIMES FROM UNUSUAL ATTITUDES; FINDS HIS INSTS UNUSABLE. HE DIVERTS TO NEAREST ARPT AND LANDS GEAR UP.
Narrative: INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO UNFORECASTED WINDSHEAR; AFTER RECOVERING PLANE SEVERAL TIMES FROM ABNORMAL ATTITUDES; ACFT INSTS UNUSABLE. LANDED AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY. GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. NO INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.