# NTSB Accident ERA17LA204
> **PIPER PA 44-180** · 2017-06-09 · Gaithersburg, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA204
- **Event ID:** 20170609X91950
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-06-09
- **Location:** Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.168334, -77.166114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 44-180
- **Registration:** N3020M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the right main landing gear trunnion bracket due to an undetermined overstress event.

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