# NTSB DEN07LA051: Piaggio Industrie P180, N17PA, Eagle, CO, January 16, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 15, 2007, 19:37 local (Jan 16, 2007, 02:37 UTC) - Place: Eagle, CO - Coordinates: 39.642501, -106.917778 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6425&lon=-106.9178&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 65186 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN07LA051 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65186/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA051 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snowbank ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17PA), registered now, S/N 1017 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piaggio Industrie P180 - Registry model: [Piaggio P180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p180) (registry code 6960204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (registry code 52150, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1017 - Airframe hours: 2900 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-6 850 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt & 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; 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) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20070116831959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070116831959I), Jan 16, 2007: Piagio P180, Eagle, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed on rwy 25 at Eagle county airport co on January 15, 2007 at 1937 MST, and veered off the runway and collided with terrain during landing.… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.