# NTSB Accident ERA12CA232
> **PIPER PA-28R-180** · 2012-03-15 · Dover, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12CA232
- **Event ID:** 20120319X42518
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-03-15
- **Location:** Dover, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.400833, -87.991668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N3779T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with an object and a landing gear collapse during the subsequent landing.

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