# Accident 20070831831399A: Cessna 182P, Eau Claire, WI, August 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2007, 11:24 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Chippewa Valley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8656° N, 91.4842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8656&lon=-91.4842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7321S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7321S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 150 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070831831399A

## Narrative

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

(-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^

## 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 CHI07CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA284), Aug 31, 2007: Cessna 182P (N7321S), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the ditch.

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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