Piper PA-28-180 N7921W
18 July 2023 · Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 July 2023 at about 20:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7921W was involved in an accident near Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eagle River Union (EGV)
- Coordinates
- 45.9363, -89.2621
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N7921W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hayward → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA368
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed on approach, which resulted in an extended touchdown, loss of control, and runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing at the destination airport, the airplane floated down the runway, landed long, and did not slow as expected. He continued to apply the brakes as the airplane neared the end of the runway, then felt a gust of wind from the left. The pilot was unable to maintain control and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. The airplane nosed over in the grass and came to rest inverted which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that to prevent the accident he could have landed closer to the threshold of the runway. The responding FAA inspector examined the airplane and found that the throttle was not all the way to idle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2023 | Piper PA-28-140 | Paris, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Piper PA-28-181 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aircraft Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2023 | Piper PA-28-181 | Sanford, North Carolina, United States | Air Therapy LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ritchfield, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2023 | Piper PA-28-161 | Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States | Metro Aircraft Co | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2023 | Piper PA-28-180 | Dawsonville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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