# NTSB CEN26LA329: Piper PA-28-181, N8086G, Mason, MI, September 26, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 26, 2026, 17:11 local (21:11 UTC)
- Place: Mason, MI
- Coordinates: 42.565858, -84.423355
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5659&lon=-84.4234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Grand Rapids FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA329
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203893/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA329

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8086G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8086G), registered now, S/N 28-8090084, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-8090084
- Year built: 1979
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Mason Aviation Club LLC
- Registered owner: Mason Aviation Club LLC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: TEW

## Weather

- Wind: 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: KTEW
- METAR: METAR KTEW 262115Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3014 RMK AO2 T02110062

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.

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