Ostertag Walter G VELOCITY RG N101WV

Summary

On 5 March 2019 at about 20:00 local time, a Ostertag Walter G VELOCITY RG registered N101WV, operated by Mission Hardware Ltd Co, was involved in an accident near Stateboro, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 March 2019 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stateboro, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Statesboro-Bulloch County (TBR)

Coordinates

32.4753, -81.7306

Aircraft

Ostertag Walter G VELOCITY RG

Registration

N101WV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1995

Engines

1

Operator

Mission Hardware Ltd Co

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Savannah → Stateboro

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA19LA119

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s loss of airplane control while on final approach in gusty wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and instructor were on final approach for landing in gusting wind conditions when, about 20 ft above the ground, the airplane's nose dropped and the airplane abruptly lost 20 knots of airspeed. They initiated a go-around, but the airplane's landing gear impacted the runway approach lights, and the airplane subsequently impacted the runway and departed the right side; a postcrash fire consumed a majority of the airplane. Given the wind conditions, the abrupt loss of airspeed, and the subsequent loss of pitch control, it is likely that the airplane encountered windshear while on short final approach with insufficent altitude available to recover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.