# Accident 20260723009299A: Beech A23-24, Middlefield, OH, July 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2026, 09:25 local time
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Airport: Geauga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4496° N, 81.0630° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4496&lon=-81.0630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3661Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3661Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260723009299A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/23/2025 THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS (TOUCH AND GO) AT 7G8. THERE WERE TWO PILOTS ON BOARD. LEFT SEAT A STUDENT PILOT, RIGHT SEAT COMMERCIAL PILOT/CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. ON THE FIFTH TOUCH AND GO ATTEMPT AT APPROXIMATELY 09:45 THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER LINE ON RWY 29.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT ATTEMPTED TO CENTER THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND OVERSHOT THE CENTERLINE. THE PIC AGAIN ATTEMPTED QUICKLY AFTER TO CENTER THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN APPROXIMATELY 6-FOOT-HIGH EMBANKMENT AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY GOT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE EMBANKMENT AND PROCEEDED TO SLIDE ON THE FRONT FUSELAGE. AFTER SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET IT IMPACTED A WIND TEE STRUCTURE AND CAME TO A FULL STOP.

## 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 ERA26LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA279), Jul 23, 2026: Beech A23-24 (N3661Q), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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