- Date
- August 31, 2007, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Eau Claire, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7321SCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA-EAU-FCT
- FAA report
- 20070831831399A
- Case key
- 66822
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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.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane veered to the right during the landing roll and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The aircraft traveled through the grass and came to rest in a ditch.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated that prior to the flight he added air to the front tire, which was slightly deflated. The pilot reported that after takeoff he stayed in the traffic pattern and made three touch and go landing. He then departed the area for a 45 minute local flight. The pilot reported he returned to the airport and was landing on runway 22 when the accident occurred. The pilot stated that shortly after touchdown the plane started to veer to the right. The pilot stated that he attempted to use left rudder to compensate, but the airplane continued to veer right off the runway and into the grass. The pilot stated that the airplane came to rest in a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7321S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265113
- Airframe hours
- 972
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John C. Arnette
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 2006
- Departed
- KEAU · Eau Claire, WI
- Destination
- KEAU
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- March 1, 2007
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 145 total · 89 in this make and model · 89 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Observed at
- KEAU, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.