What happened
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(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was on a local flight in his Cessna 182P, N7321S, from Eau Claire, WI (eau) on August 31, 2007. His only passenger was his wife privacy data omitted. The pilot privacy data omitted took off in visual meteorological conditions from the Eau Claire airport and performed three touch and go landings. After the fourth takeoff, the pilot privacy data omitted proceeded on a local flight to take pictures of some friend's homes. After approximately 30 minutes, the pilot privacy data omitted returned to the eau clarie airport where he attempted a landing. The pilot privacy data omitted stated he had an approach speed of 75-80 knots and upon touchdown the aircraft veered to the right. The pilot privacy data omitted stated he applied left rudder to no avail and exited the runway. The aircraft struck a ditch, nosed down and struck the left wing. The pilot privacy data omitted and his wife exited the aircraft uninjured. The winds were variable at 3 knots at the time of the accident. With the lack of a mechanical issue with the aircraft and the pilot's privacy data omitted statement of not knowing what caused the accident, privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT IN HIS CESSNA 182P, N7321S, FROM EAU CLAIRE, WI (EAU) ON AUGUST 31, 2007. HIS ONLY PASSENGER WAS HIS WIFE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FROM THE EAU CLAIRE AIRPORT AND PERFORMED THREE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER THE FOURTH TAKEOFF, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROCEEDED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT TO TAKE PICTURES OF SOME FRIEND'S HOMES. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO THE EAU CLARIE AIRPORT WHERE HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE HAD AN APPROACH SPEED OF 75-80 KNOTS AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO NO AVAIL AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH, NOSED DOWN AND STRUCK THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS WIFE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WITH THE LACK OF A MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT OF NOT KNOWING WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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