Piaggio Industrie P180 accident near Eagle, Colorado, January 16, 2007
On January 16, 2007 at about 2:37 am local time, a Piaggio Industrie P180, registered N17PA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Eagle, Colorado (Eagle County Regional Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 16, 2007 · about 2:37 am local time
- Place
- Eagle, Colorado · Eagle County Regional Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piaggio Industrie P180
- Registration
- N17PA · registry record · serial 1017
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,000 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 60 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 3,900 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: July 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,900 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, August 1, 2006; 2,748.2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 11,500 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-6 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-6 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ARR Aurora IL
- Destination: EGE Eagle CO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 25, 8,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: -2°F (-19°C), dew point -4°F (-20°C)
- Altimeter: 30.44 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 am from EGE
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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