# Accident 20111003022749A: Loehle Aircraft Corp LOEHLE P-40, Tullahoma, TN, October 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport/Wm Norther
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3800° N, 86.2467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3800&lon=-86.2467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414L-2012-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Loehle LOEHLE P-40 (registry code 05623NC, https://openairdocs.org/model/loehle-loehle-p-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOEHLE AIRCRAFT CORP LOEHLE P-40
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,360 total, 140 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111003022749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A PERCEIVED AILERON PROBLEM.  UPON TAKEOFF FROM (THA) TULLAHOMA TENNESSEE, ON RUNWAY 36, WHICH IS A 5002 FOOT RUNWAY, HE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A DEPARTURE STALL.  AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  INJURIES WERE MINOR TO PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY SOUL ONBOARD.AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION WAS IN PROCESS SINCE 2008 BILL OF SALE.

## 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 ERA12CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA013), Oct 3, 2011: Loehle Loehle P-40 (N414L), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff.

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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