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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Paynesville, MN · June 30, 2026

Date: June 30, 2026 · 17:45 local
Place: Paynesville, MN
Airport: Paynesville Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8095F
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR26LA242
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total1,000 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N8095FRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2695 · Built 1992 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was coming in for a normal landing. To the pilot's recollection, they touched down on the main landing gear. The aircraft then "jumped back into the air." The aircraft touched down on the main landing gear again, bounced, then settled nose down with the nose gear collapsing. Possible metal fatigue found on nose gear, however, contributing factors are the pilot's landing mechanics and hard touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS COMING IN FOR A NORMAL LANDING. TO THE PILOT'S RECOLLECTION, THEY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN "JUMPED BACK INTO THE AIR." THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AGAIN, BOUNCED, THEN SETTLED NOSE DOWN WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING. POSSIBLE METAL FATIGUE FOUND ON NOSE GEAR, HOWEVER, CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S LANDING MECHANICS AND HARD TOUCHDOWN.

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 WPR26LA242Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPaynesville, MNOn June 30, 2026, about 1745 central daylight time, a Beech A36, N8095F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Paynesville Municipal Airport (PEX), Paynesville, Minnesota. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The…Jun 30, 2026 · Substantial damage