34.7229° N, 84.8702° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DALTON MUNI (DNN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 26, 2026 · 15:49 local
Place
Dalton, GA
Airport
Dalton Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Piper PA24-250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
370 total10 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Canadian registered c-ftip was substantially damaged in a gear up landing at Dalton Municipal Airport (dnn). The pilot stated the cockpit door opened during climb out. He was unable to secure the door in flight. He described significant noise and heavy forces as he held the door. He returned for landing; however, he failed to extend the landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
CANADIAN REGISTERED C-FTIP WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN A GEAR UP LANDING AT DALTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DNN). THE PILOT STATED THE COCKPIT DOOR OPENED DURING CLIMB OUT. HE WAS UNABLE TO SECURE THE DOOR IN FLIGHT. HE DESCRIBED SIGNIFICANT NOISE AND HEAVY FORCES AS HE HELD THE DOOR. HE RETURNED FOR LANDING; HOWEVER, HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.