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.
privacy data omitted Departed kgai, rwy 32. After departure on the upwind leg, the right wingtip separated from the aircraft and landed in the montgomery county police training academy parking lot in Gaithersburg, MD. There were no injuries and no damage to any property on the ground. PIC declared an emergency and returned for a safe landing.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KGAI, RWY 32. AFTER DEPARTURE ON THE UPWIND LEG, THE RIGHT WINGTIP SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY PARKING LOT IN GAITHERSBURG, MD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED FOR A SAFE LANDING.
Other reports on N302VM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.