Piper PA-11 N1106T

Summary

On 21 August 2008 at about 18:12 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N1106T, operated by John R. Pierce, was involved in an accident near Sheridan, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 August 2008 at 18:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Private Dirt Strip (none)

Coordinates

44.5583, -107.2106

Aircraft

Piper PA-11

Registration

N1106T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John R. Pierce

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sheridan → Sheridan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA275

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty wind conditions and likely windshear encounter and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses at the private dirt strip reported that it was windy during the time of the accident, though neither the pilot nor the witnesses were able to recall the exact wind velocity. The pilot reported that after clearing trees, the wind changed from a right quartering headwind and he was "blown out of the air." He was able to level the airplane before it impacted the ground and cartwheeled. The airplane came to rest in a nose down attitude abutting a tree. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.