# Accident 20260223001429A: Piper PA-28RT-201, Glencoe, MN, February 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2026, 17:20 local time
- Place: Glencoe, MN
- Airport: Glencoe Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: TBDS
- Location: 44.7560° N, 94.0815° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7560&lon=-94.0815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N279SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 688 total, 166 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260223001429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL STUDENT PILOT FLEW 35 MILES WEST TO PERFORM MANEUVERS. ON THE FOURTH POWER OFF 180, THE STUDENT INITIATED DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO METHODOLOGY. THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED THIS MOMENT WHERE SHE FAILED TO VERIFY LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN GEAR UP ON THE RUNWAY, SLIDING TO A REST WITH NO PILOT INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. A SEVERELY DAMAGED LONGERON CLASSIFIED THE DAMAGE AS SUBSTANTIAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN26LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA124), Feb 23, 2026: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N279SR), Glencoe, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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