ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288908
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| Date: | Friday 26 August 2011 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | Washington Int'l Flight Academy, LLC |
| Registration: | N3020M |
| MSN: | 44-7995220 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7607 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gaithersburg, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gaithersburg-Montgomery County Airport, MD (GAI/KGAI) |
| Gaithersburg-Montgomery County Airport, MD (GAI/KGAI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was taxiing to the active runway for takeoff when the windshield became foggy and he missed the left turn to the runway. The airplane exited the taxiway onto a grassy area, the pilot then turned left, and the airplane slid down a hill. The airplane's right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue taxiing with restricted windshield visibility.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA486
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 2017 | N3020M | Private | 0 | Gaithersburg, MD | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 07:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 19:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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