# Accident 20020419010849A: Piper PA32RT300T, Valparaiso, IN, April 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2002, 12:15 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4539° N, 87.0069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4539&lon=-87.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3034A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3034A-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020419010849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) N3034A, PIPER LANCE PA-32 IFR, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM PORTER COUNTY AIRPORT, VALPARAISO, INDIANA (VPZ) OFF RW 36. ON CLIMB OUT TO THE NORTH, BANKED TO LEFT IMPACTING THE GROUND SOUTHWEST AND COMING TO REST IN THE BACK YARD OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE AT 1917Z, 1215 CST. TWO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD AND BOTH RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED. (.19) ON APRIL 19, 2002, AT 1218 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32RT-300T, N3034A, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 36 (4,000 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE PORTER COUNTY AIRPORT, VALPARAISO, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI02LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA109), Apr 19, 2002: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N3034A), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control while encountering windshear during initial climbout, resulting in a stall at a low altitude.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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