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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Stevensville, MD · April 11, 2026

Date: April 11, 2026 · 13:00 local
Place: Stevensville, MD
Airport: Bay Bridge Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N38020
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA26LA173
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,983 total468 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N38020Registered now · Beech 58S/N TH-1208 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft landed on runway 11. When on the ground during the landing roll PIC intended to retract the flaps and inadvertently retracted the landing gear. Aircraft gear retracted causing dual prop strikes, and underside damage. Aircraft slid off the right side of the runway, ending up having rotated right, almost 180 degrees in refrence to the runway, down a ditch. The outer portion of the left hand wing was substansially damaged when it made contact with the terrain. Left hand landing gear was also impacted upwards through the left hand wing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 11. WHEN ON THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING ROLL PIC INTENDED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING DUAL PROP STRIKES, AND UNDERSIDE DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ENDING UP HAVING ROTATED RIGHT, ALMOST 180 DEGREES IN REFRENCE TO THE RUNWAY, DOWN A DITCH. THE OUTER PORTION OF THE LEFT HAND WING WAS SUBSTANSIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN. LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR WAS ALSO IMPACTED UPWARDS THROUGH THE LEFT HAND WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA26LA173Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStevensville, MDThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear lever during the landing roll, which resulted in a gear collapse and runway excursion.Apr 11, 2026 · Substantial damage