Amateur-built Velocity RG N101WV accident near Stateboro, Georgia

Probable cause

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

NTSB analysis

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.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA19LA119 for the full record.