# Accident 20101006051999A: Piper PA-32R-300, Naperville, IL, October 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2010, 12:04 local time
- Place: Naperville, IL
- Airport: Naper-Aero
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7453° N, 88.2006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7453&lon=-88.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3402Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3402Q-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101006051999A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N3402Q, A PA32R-300, DEPARTED NAPER-AERO (LL10) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 CDT ON OCTOBER 06, 2010 WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (KAGC) IN PITTSBURGH, PA. TWO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.THE PILOT STATED ALL APPEARED NORMAL AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND THAT HE ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 36 WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S STALL WARNING SOUNDING. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE CONTINUED AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE THE RATE OF CLIMB OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH LITTLE SUCCESS. THE STALL WARNING CONTINUED TO SOUND.THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, AND THAT HE FELT AS IF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING FULL POWER. HE CONTINUED AN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB, SO THAT HE MIGHT TURN THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE BUILDING.AFTER DEPARTURE, N3402Q IMPACTED THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A BULIDING LOCATED AT 2780 FITNESS DRIVE, NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60540. THE HEIGHT OF IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND(AGL).THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED ON IMPACT. NO POST CRASH FIRE OR EXPLOSION RESULTED. THE BUILDING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER. THE PIC SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS ANKLES. THE ONLY PASSENGER ON BOARD SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TO BOTH HER ANKLES AND COMPOUND FRACTURES TO BOTH HER LEGS. BOTH THE PIC AND HIS ONE PASSENGER ABOARD N3402Q WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM HOSPITAL FOR IMMEDIATE CARE.NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED OR DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN11FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA007), Oct 6, 2010: Piper PA-32R-300 (N3402Q), Naperville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff when he realized the airplane was not attaining sufficient takeoff and climb performance. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s partial loss of…

## Other reports on N3402Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810620045849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810620045849A), Jun 20, 1981: Piper PA32R300 (N3402Q), Stanley, ID, Substantial damage. Reported partial power loss on takeoff. Collapsed gear on off-airport landing. Engine checked ok. Low air density.

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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