Piper PA-32-260 N3357W

Summary

On 18 October 2009 at about 00:13 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N3357W, operated by Illinois Aviation Academy, Inc., was involved in an accident near Peoria, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 October 2009 at 00:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Peoria Regional (PIA)

Coordinates

40.6642, -89.6933

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-260

Registration

N3357W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Illinois Aviation Academy, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peoria → West Chicago

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN10LA023

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during climb out after takeoff, which resulted in a forced landing to a roadway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident occurred about 8 minutes after takeoff on the final leg of a three leg cross-country flight. The pilot reported engine roughness followed by a partial loss of engine power during the climb out after takeoff, followed by a complete loss of engine power. The pilot’s attempts to restore engine power were not successful and he subsequently executed a forced landing onto a road about 7 miles from the departure airport. The right main landing gear struck a traffic light during the approach and the airplane landed hard. A post impact fire ensued and the pilot evacuated the airplane without injury. Post-accident examination of the engine and associated components did not reveal anomalies consistent with a pre-impact failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.