# Accident 20230718011139A: Piper PA-28-180, Eagle River, WI, July 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2023, 15:10 local time
- Place: Eagle River, WI
- Airport: Eagle River Union
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9363° N, 89.2621° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9363&lon=-89.2621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7921W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7921W-2024-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230718011139A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA368), Jul 18, 2023: Piper PA-28-180 (N7921W), Eagle River, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed on approach, which resulted in an extended touchdown, loss of control, and runway excursion.

## Other reports on N7921W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20141015018989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141015018989I), Oct 15, 2014: Piper PA-28-180 (N7921W), Manitowish Wate, WI, Minor damage. Pilot landed into the wind on a grass runway. As final segment of the landing rollout the nose gear strut collapsed. Minimal roll after with minimal damage.

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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