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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Gaithersburg, MD · August 23, 2014

Date
August 23, 2014 · 12:09 local
Place
Gaithersburg, MD
Airport
Montgomery County Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9095J
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA404
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft departed from gai on rwy 14. Aircraft lost power and the pilot attempted to make a 180 degree turn.

The aircraft crashed between rwy 32 and the taxi way. Pilot was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM GAI ON RWY 14. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN.

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED BETWEEN RWY 32 AND THE TAXI WAY. PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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