Two years ago, a Cessna 208 cargo plane crashed on a runway at Salt Lake City International Airport when the pilot encountered a microburst while landing.
Radio communication from the plane shared how the tower cleared the plane to land following a Delta commercial jet. But as the 757 taxied off the runway, the Delta crew informed the tower that they had encountered some shifting winds as they landed, which prompted officials to issue an alert.
“Wind shear alert, runway 34R approach and departure, 15 knots lost over the runway,” the tower warned.Moments later, as the Cessna pilot was about to touch down, he encountered a gust of wind and crashed moments later, surviving with just a minor injury…