What happened
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(-23) Pilot landed on rwy 25 at Eagle county airport co on January 15, 2007 at 1937 MST, and veered off the runway and collided with terrain during landing. Weather was VFR with a dry runway, but he was on an IFR flight plan, originating in aurora, IL. The fire department said the airplane went off the 8000 foot runway at the 5000 foot mark after leaving a 1600 foot skid mark. The pilot said that upon landing when he retarded the power levers (but before going into reverse) the aircraft began to swerve off the runway. He believed he had a power lever malfunction, however no mechanical malfunction was revealed when inspected by the operator's mechanic. April, 2007: upon examining the damage during repair, it was discovered that there was a malfunction in the propeller system which is likely what led to the incident. Therefore corrective action was changed to m or d.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RWY 25 AT EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT CO ON JANUARY 15, 2007 AT 1937 MST, AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING. WEATHER WAS VFR WITH A DRY RUNWAY, BUT HE WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, ORIGINATING IN AURORA, IL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE 8000 FOOT RUNWAY AT THE 5000 FOOT MARK AFTER LEAVING A 1600 FOOT SKID MARK. THE PILOT SAID THAT UPON LANDING WHEN HE RETARDED THE POWER LEVERS (BUT BEFORE GOING INTO REVERSE) THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE OFF THE RUNWAY. HE BELIEVED HE HAD A POWER LEVER MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS REVEALED WHEN INSPECTED BY THE OPERATOR'S MECHANIC. APRIL, 2007: UPON EXAMINING THE DAMAGE DURING REPAIR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE PROPELLER SYSTEM WHICH IS LIKELY WHAT LED TO THE INCIDENT. THEREFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS CHANGED TO M OR D.
NTSB investigation
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