# NTSB ERA26LA322: Piper PA-32R-300, N2297M, Thomaston, GA, August 21, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 21, 2026, 18:30 UTC
- Place: Thomaston, GA
- Coordinates: 32.953201, -84.260157 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9532&lon=-84.2602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA322
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203723/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA322

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32R-300, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=7103213), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2297M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2297M), registered now, S/N 32R-7880061, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32R-7880061
- Year built: 1977
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Departed: OPN, Thomaston, GA
- Destination: X26, Sebastian, FL
- Airport: OPN, Thomaston-Upson County, runway 12/30, 6,350 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: KOPN
- METAR: METAR KOPN 211735Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3005 RMK AO2

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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