# Accident 20080821844629A: Piper PA11, Sheridan, WY, August 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5583° N, 107.2106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5583&lon=-107.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1106T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1106T) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080821844629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 60 FEET ABOVE GROUND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN.

## 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 LAX08CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA275), Aug 21, 2008: Piper PA-11 (N1106T), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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.

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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