# Accident 20000411042879A: Piper PA11, Sherwood, ND, April 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sherwood, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9604° N, 101.6300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9604&lon=-101.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5548B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5548B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000411042879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA109), Apr 11, 2000: Piper PA-11 (N5548B), Sherwood, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: carburetor 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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