Pilot Debrief

Mason Aventura II near Greensboro, NC — 2010-04-07

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Date
2010-04-07
Location
Greensboro, NC, USA
Airport
W88
Aircraft
Mason Aventura II
Registration
N332JM
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a wind gust during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the experimental amateur-built airplane was on approach to land on runway 27. The pilot reported that, when the airplane was about 30 to 40 feet above the ground, it experienced a sudden gust of wind which resulted in a loss of altitude and a veer to the left. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing when it struck a parked, unoccupied airplane before coming to rest on the ground. A weather observation taken at an airport located about 8 miles northeast of the accident site, about the time of the accident, reported winds from 200 degrees at 13 knots. The reported winds 1 hour before and 1 hour after that observation were from 210 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 28 knots, and from 220 degrees at 17 knots, gusting to 24 knots, respectively.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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