# NTSB Accident ERA12CA096
> **THOMPSON TOMMY W LOEHLE P5151** · 2011-12-04 · Courtland, AL, USA · SERS
## 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.

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