# Accident 20190727008052A: Piper PA-28-181, Gaithersburg, MD, July 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38657, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38657) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190727008052A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD JUST LANDED AT GAI ON RWY 32. AFTER CLEARING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, PILOT TURNED ON TAXI WAY (A3). AS HE WAS TAXIING PAST AN INTERSECTION, A SECOND AIRCRAFT (N13796) TAXIED INTO THE LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N38657.

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## Other aircraft in the event

- N13796, Cessna 172M: [Incident 20190727008061I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190727008061I)

## 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 GAA19CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA468), Jul 27, 2019: Piper PA28 (N38657), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The other pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the airplane while taxiing.

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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