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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Eagle River, WI · July 18, 2023

Date
July 18, 2023 · 15:10 local
Place
Eagle River, WI
Airport
Eagle River Union
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7921W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA368
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
526 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 18, 2023 at 1510 CST, a Piper PA28-180 privacy data omitted landed at Eagle River, WI. On rollout after touchdown, the aircraft drifted to the left of the runway centerline and then back to the right. The marks on the runway indicate the aircraft was skidding off to the right. The aircraft went off the runway, went into the grass and flipped over on its back. Security video from the FBO confirms the landing events that day. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger both suffered serious injuries. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 18, 2023 AT 1510 CST, A PIPER PA28-180 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT EAGLE RIVER, WI. ON ROLLOUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SKIDDING OFF TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, WENT INTO THE GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. SECURITY VIDEO FROM THE FBO CONFIRMS THE LANDING EVENTS THAT DAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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