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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Sherwood, ND · April 11, 2000

Date: April 11, 2000 · 18:00 local
Place: Sherwood, ND
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5548B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA109
Reported as: Piper PA11
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 28 total28 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N5548BRegistered now · Piper PA-11S/N 11-1053 · Built 1949 Airframe modelPiper PA-11 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 4-11-00 at 1800, a Piper PA-11 registered to arlyn keith was involved in an accident while making a low approach to the pilot's farm field 4.5 miles east of Sherwood, ND during a solo local area flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received damage to the propeller, firewall, engine mount, vertical stabilizer, rudder, and right wing tip and came to rest inverted with no injury to the student pilot. The flight originated at the westhope, ND airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 4-11-00 AT 1800, A PIPER PA-11 REGISTERED TO ARLYN KEITH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LOW APPROACH TO THE PILOT'S FARM FIELD 4.5 MILES EAST OF SHERWOOD, ND DURING A SOLO LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND RIGHT WING TIP AND CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WESTHOPE, ND AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSherwood, NDcarburetor ice and the pilot's improper decisions when to use carburetor heat and to perform a soft field landing. Factors relating to this accident were the improper use of carburetor heat, the soft field landing attempt, and the snow covered field.Apr 11, 2000 · Substantial damage