# Accident 20110805019929A: Piper PA-18A, Sherman, TX, August 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2011, 09:55 local time
- Place: Sherman, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6211° N, 96.5850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6211&lon=-96.5850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N150CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 15 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA548) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110805019929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (X65) TO PERFORM PATTERN WORK AT SHERMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SWI). AFTER A TOUCH AND GO THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. THE PIC MADE A LEFT TURN NEAR THE CROSSWIND LEG AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TOP OF A HEDGE ROW OF TREES RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING IN THE ADJACENT FIELD. BOTH PIC AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON SCENE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT TANK HAD SOME RESIDUAL FUEL.

## 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 CEN11CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA548), Aug 5, 2011: Piper PA-18A (N150CW), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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