# Incident 20240422009139I: Piper PA-44-180, Gaithersburg, MD, April 22, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Gaithersburg Air Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302VM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302VM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-E1A6D (registry code 42305, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-e1a6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-E1A6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240422009139I

## Narrative

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

^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.

- [Incident 20220918017099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220918017099I), Sep 18, 2022: Piper SEMINOLE (N302VM), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. Upon touchdown nose landing gear collapsed. Aviator had three green and one in the mirror on final and verified several times. No abnormal indications were…

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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