Thursday, September 10, 2026

Piper PA-34-200 Seneca, N1519T, incident occurred on September 7, 2026, at Montgomery County Airpark (GAI/KGAI), Gaithersburg, Maryland

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N1519T

- History of Flight:
On September 7, 2026, at about 1911 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 Seneca, N1519T, registered to High Flyers Aviation Services LLC, sustained minor damage when it landed with the nose gear up on runway 14 at Montgomery County Airpark (GAI/KGAI), Gaithersburg, Maryland. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight originated from KGAI at 1652.

The FAA reported that the nose gear was stuck in the up position. The airplane subsequently was towed to the ramp.

ADS-B data shows that the airplane circled the airport for about 1h20m before coming it for a landing on the runway. During that time, it made several low-passes over the runway.

- Weather:

METAR KGAI 072256Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP240 T02440133

METAR KGAI 072356Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 21/14 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP237 T02060139 10278 20206 50006

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