# NTSB CEN26LA240: Beech 58, N96GB, Traverse City, MI, June 24, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 24, 2026, 11:33 local (15:33 UTC) - Place: Traverse City, MI - Coordinates: 44.742599, -85.587709 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7426&lon=-85.5877&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 20, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 203300 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA240 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203300/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203300 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA240 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Beech 58, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot; cases with it: [Beech 58, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the initial approach, he was given vectors from air traffic control (ATC) that took him about 15 miles away from the airport. As he was vectored back toward the airport, ATC notified him that he was fifth in sequence to land and was asked to decrease airspeed. About 5 miles from the airport, ATC turned multiple airplanes in front of him, and he continued to maintain visual contact with each airplane. The spacing was tight with airplane in front of him and he continued to watch it as it slowly exited the runway. While on short final, he forgot to complete the before landing checklist, which resulted in him not extending the landing gear. The airplane landed on its belly and came to rest upright on the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the bottom fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N96GB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96GB), registered now, S/N TH-882 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 58 - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-882 - Year built: 1978 - Airframe hours: 8657.5 - Engines: Continental Motors IO-520-MBCCB 280 horsepower reciprocating; Continental Motors IO-520-MBCCB 280 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Eagle Equity Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 10, 2026, 50 hours before - Departed: KVPZ, Valparaiso, IN - Destination: KTVC, Traverse City, MI - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TVC, Cherry Capital, runway 10/28, 7,016 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 80; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 13, 2026; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 12,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KTVC - METAR: METAR KTVC 241453Z 00000KT 10SM OVC095 18/12 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01780117 58009 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260624007789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260624007789A), Jun 24, 2026: Beech 58, Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. On June 24, 2026 at approximately 1140 local time, a Beech 58 aircraft, [privacy data omitted], registered to and flown by john e. slegers, a FAA licensed… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 20, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203300. 4.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20626560&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 68 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20678391&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR%20-%20Pilot%20interview_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 839 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20625857&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.