# Accident 20260630011289A: Beech A36, Paynesville, MN, June 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2026, 17:45 local time
- Place: Paynesville, MN
- Airport: Paynesville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3721° N, 94.7447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3721&lon=-94.7447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8095F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8095F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260630011289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR26LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA242), Jun 30, 2026: Beech A36 (N8095F), Paynesville, MN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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