# Accident 20260411004759A: Beech 58, Stevensville, MD, April 11, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2026, 13:00 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9761° N, 76.3290° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9761&lon=-76.3290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38020, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38020) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,983 total, 468 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260411004759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA26LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA173), Apr 11, 2026: Beech 58 (N38020), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear lever during the landing roll, which resulted in a gear collapse and runway excursion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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