N332JM – Mason Aventura II – 2010-04-07 NTSB Accident Report

On April 07, 2010, a Mason Aventura II (N332JM) was involved in an incident near Greensboro, NC. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a wind gust during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

The pilot of the experimental amateur-built airplane was on approach to land on runway 27, a 2,460-foot-long, 65-foot-wide, runway. The pilot reported that when the airplane was about 30 to 40 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. The pilot reported 4,539 hours of total flight experience, which included 45 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. 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.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ERA10CA217. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N332JM.