Piper PA-11 N4844M

Summary

On 20 July 2012 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N4844M, operated by Steven Humphrey, was involved in an accident near Neilsville, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 July 2012 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Neilsville, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Neillsville (VIQ)

Coordinates

44.5547, -90.5072

Aircraft

Piper PA-11

Registration

N4844M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Steven Humphrey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marshfield → Neilsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA468

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during an attempted aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After touching down, the pilot noticed that the airplane was not aligned with the runway and decided to abort the landing. The airplane turned left of the runway toward a cornfield, and the pilot applied power and pulled up. The airplane stalled and collided with the cornfield. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, an engine mount, the wing struts, and the left wing spar. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.