SERS · THOMPSON TOMMY W LOEHLE P5151 · 2011-12-04 · Courtland, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA12CA096
Event ID
20111204X80845
Type
Accident
Date
2011-12-04
Location
Courtland, AL, USA
Coordinates
34.658889, -87.348892
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
THOMPSON TOMMY W
Model
LOEHLE P5151
Registration
N212WE
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The airplane's inadvertent encounter with excessive windshear while on the downwind traffic pattern leg at low altitude, which resulted in the pilot's inability to arrest the airplane’s descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the traffic pattern at a low altitude in gusty wind conditions.