# NTSB WPR26LA288: Piper PA-20, N7626K, Reno, NV, August 2, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 2, 2026, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Reno, NV · Runway 8
- Coordinates: 39.664136, -119.88847
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6641&lon=-119.8885&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: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA Reno FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA288
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203511/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA288

## 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-20, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7102002), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7626K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7626K), registered now, S/N 20-443 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20-443
- Year built: 1950
- Airframe hours: 2417.6
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2026
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: RTS, Reno/Stead, runway 08/26, 7,608 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observed at: KRTS, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KRTS 021535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/M00 A3017 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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