| Crash location | 41.626667°N, 73.884166°W |
| Nearest city | Poughkeepsie, NY
41.670927°N, 73.907081°W 3.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N3024C |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 24 Jun 2016 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA28 |
| Additional details: | None |
On June 24, 2016, at 1138 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N3024C, was substantially damaged while taxing at the Dutchess County Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, New York. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was registered to and operated by West Field Flight Academy, in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight.
According to the flight instructor, after landing he contacted the POU air traffic control tower and requested to taxi on the adjacent runway to the ramp. While taxing the airplane started to veer to the left and he heard a "metallic sound." Shortly thereafter, the left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to a stop. The flight instructor informed the tower, performed an engine shut down and exited the airplane with the student pilot.
Initial examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the left landing gear separated from the wing spar attachment. Further examination revealed that the wing spar was bent upward. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and retained for further examination.