# Incident 20070116831959I: Piagio P180, Eagle, CO, January 16, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2007, 19:40 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6425° N, 106.9178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6425&lon=-106.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piaggio P180 (registry code 6960204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGIO P180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070116831959I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN07LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA051), Jan 16, 2007: Piaggio Industrie P180 (N17PA), Eagle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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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