- Date
- January 15, 2007, 19:37 local (Jan 16, 2007, 02:37 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17PAPiaggio Industrie P180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20070116831959I
- Case key
- 65186
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot landed on runway 25, and when he retarded the power levers prior to selecting reverse thrust, the airplane began to swerve, and he corrected with rudder. The right tire then blew out, and directional control was lost. The airplane went off the right side of the runway, and collided with a snowbank. Postaccident examination revealed the left wingtip was crushed, and the composite canard wing was fractured. Examination of the airplane by the operator's mechanic revealed no mechanical malfunction with the airframe, powerplants, or systems. The airport fire department said the airplane went off the 8,000-foot runway at the 5,000-foot mark after leaving a 1,664-foot skid mark.
Factual narrative
On January 15, 2007, at 1937 mountain standard time, a Piaggio Industrie P180, N17PA, piloted by an airline transport certificated pilot, was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway and collided with terrain during landing at the Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), Eagle, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The pilot, the sole occupant on board the airplane, was not injured. The cross-country flight originated at Aurora, Illinois, approximately 1800 central standard time, and was en route to Eagle, Colorado.
According to the pilot, he landed on runway 25 and when he retarded the power levers (but before going into reverse), the airplane began to swerve and he corrected with rudder. The right tire then blew out and directional control was lost. The airplane went off the right side of the runway and collided with a snow bank. Post-accident examination revealed the left wing tip was crushed and the composite canard wing was fractured. Examination of the airplane by the operator's mechanic revealed no mechanical malfunction with the airframe, powerplants, or systems.
The airport fire department said the airplane went off the 8,000-foot runway at the 5,000-foot mark after leaving a 1,664-foot skid mark.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17PA
- Reported as
- Piaggio Industrie P180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1017
- Airframe hours
- 2,900
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-6, 850 horsepower, turbo propPratt & Whitney PT-6A-6, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aurora Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 1, 2006 · 2,748.2 hours before
- Departed
- ARR · Aurora, IL
- Destination
- EGE · Eagle, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport, runway 25, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 800 in this make and model · 3,900 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -2 °F, dew point -4 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.44 inHg
- Observed at
- EGE
FAA reports on this event · 1
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