What happened
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On 11/14/2021 at approximately 1200 local time, a Cirrus SR-22 aircraft, registration number N633CD, piloted by privacy data omittedsustained substantial damage when during final approach to runway (rwy) 32 at Mountain Air Airport (2NC0), as reported by the pilot, the aircraft experienced gusty winds on approach and a wind shear at approximately 50 feet above the runway, that combined with the slow speed of the aircraft during the round out in preparation for touchdown, caused the wing to stall and the aircraft to veer left. It touched down in the grass to the left of the runway. The pilot tried to return the aircraft to the runway by adding power and flight control corrections but his efforts were not sufficient because of the aircraft?s low energy state. After power was applied, the aircraft became airborne, struck trees before impacting the roof of a small bath house. It then struck another tree and finally came to rest in the wooded area approximately 140 feet to the left of the runway edge and 462 feet from the approach end of the runway. The event was recorded by airport video surveillance that showed the aircraft on a stable approach until just prior to touchdown when the aircraft suddenly veered to the left at approximately 50 feet. Weather conditions were VFR and the flight was conducted under part 91. PIC was current and qualified and the aircraft was determined to be airworthy. The pilot in command (PIC) was the sole occupant and sustained minor injuries.
The weather station, located at the left approach end of rwy 32, recorded data between 11:49 and 12:14 local time indicating winds shifting from south south-west, to south, then west to east at speeds from 3 to 9 miles per hour.
Recommendations: additional training on approaches and landings in gusty wind conditions.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/14/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL TIME, A CIRRUS SR-22 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N633CD, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY (RWY) 32 AT MOUNTAIN AIR AIRPORT (2NC0), AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED GUSTY WINDS ON APPROACH AND A WIND SHEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THAT COMBINED WITH THE SLOW SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ROUND OUT IN PREPARATION FOR TOUCHDOWN, CAUSED THE WING TO STALL AND THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT. IT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY BY ADDING POWER AND FLIGHT CONTROL CORRECTIONS BUT HIS EFFORTS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT BECAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT?S LOW ENERGY STATE. AFTER POWER WAS APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, STRUCK TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE ROOF OF A SMALL BATH HOUSE. IT THEN STRUCK ANOTHER TREE AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN THE WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE AND 462 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE EVENT WAS RECORDED BY AIRPORT VIDEO SURVEILLANCE THAT SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT ON A STABLE APPROACH UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91. PIC WAS CURRENT AND QUALIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
THE WEATHER STATION, LOCATED AT THE LEFT APPROACH END OF RWY 32, RECORDED DATA BETWEEN 11:49 AND 12:14 LOCAL TIME INDICATING WINDS SHIFTING FROM SOUTH SOUTH-WEST, TO SOUTH, THEN WEST TO EAST AT SPEEDS FROM 3 TO 9 MILES PER HOUR.
RECOMMENDATIONS: ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON APPROACHES AND LANDINGS IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
NTSB investigation
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