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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Peoria. Crash S, IL · October 17, 2009

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Date
October 17, 2009 · 19:20 local
Place
Peoria. Crash S, IL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3357W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA023
Reported as
Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
134 total7 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N3357WRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2010 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-202 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After take off from pia while on climb out about 6 miles from the departure airport at 2,500 feet the pilot reported to ATC his engine was running rough. The aircraft continued to climb up and away from the departed airport reaching about 4,000 feet. Then pilot then expressed to ATC his need to land as soon as possible and was vectored to the nearest airport. Shortly thereafter the pilot declared mayday saying his engine had quit and he was not able to make it to the airport and would be setting his aircraft down on a road. Just prior to touching down the aircraft crossed an intersection striking the traffic signals with the right wing which compromised the fuel tanks. The aircraft yawed to the right touching down in a skid and came to rest about 45 yards from the point of initial impact with the traffic signals at which time it burst into flames and was completely consumed by fire. Just seconds after the aircraft came to rest the pilot was able to exit the aircraft from the cockpit door and escape without injury.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM PIA WHILE ON CLIMB OUT ABOUT 6 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AT 2,500 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC HIS ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB UP AND AWAY FROM THE DEPARTED AIRPORT REACHING ABOUT 4,000 FEET. THEN PILOT THEN EXPRESSED TO ATC HIS NEED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WAS VECTORED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT DECLARED MAYDAY SAYING HIS ENGINE HAD QUIT AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND WOULD BE SETTING HIS AIRCRAFT DOWN ON A ROAD. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED AN INTERSECTION STRIKING THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS WITH THE RIGHT WING WHICH COMPROMISED THE FUEL TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT TOUCHING DOWN IN A SKID AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 45 YARDS FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT WHICH TIME IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED BY FIRE. JUST SECONDS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE COCKPIT DOOR AND ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPeoria, ILA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during climb out after takeoff, which resulted in a forced landing to a roadway.Oct 18, 2009 · Destroyed