20171006014349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Sugar Grove, IL · October 6, 2017

Date: October 6, 2017 · 07:06 local
Place: Sugar Grove, IL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4136D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA008
Reported as: Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 in this make and model

N4136DRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2019 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 3449101 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N4136D was departing runway 27 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan at aurora municipal airport, Sugar Grove, Illinois (karr). Shortly after rotation the aircraft yawed to the right. The pilot attempted to counteract the yaw with rudder and bank. The aircraft impacted a cornfield one mile off the departure end of runway 27. No injuries, aircraft substained substantial damage, no post crash fire occured. Weather at karr was reporting instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) at the time of departure.

As the FAA filed it

N4136D WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 27 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN AT AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS (KARR). SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERACT THE YAW WITH RUDDER AND BANK. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CORNFIELD ONE MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27. NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURED. WEATHER AT KARR WAS REPORTING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE.

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 CEN18LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSugar Grove, ILA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Oct 6, 2017 · Substantial damage