# NTSB ERA26LA173: Beech 58, N38020, Stevensville, MD, April 11, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 11, 2026, 12:25 local (16:25 UTC) - Place: Stevensville, MD - Coordinates: 38.976067, -76.329039 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9761&lon=-76.3290&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 14, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202825 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA173 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202825/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202825 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA173 ## 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. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Unintentional use/operation (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 roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech 58, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, during the landing roll, he was attempting to retract the flaps but inadvertently grabbed and moved the landing gear lever to the retracted position. Immediately after, the pilot recalled hearing the landing gear position warning horn and realized his mistake, but the landing gear down locks had already disengaged and the landing gear subsequently collapsed. The airplane slid down the runway before coming to rest to the right of the runway in a drainage ditch, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N38020](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38020), registered now, S/N TH-1208, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 58 (UNDESIGNATED SERIES) - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-1208 - Year built: 1980 - Airframe hours: 5104.5 - Engines: Continental Aerospace Technologies IO-520-CB 285 horsepower reciprocating; Continental Aerospace Technologies IO-520-CB 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pardue Hines Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Pardue Hines Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 10, 2025, 64.6 hours before - Departed: MTN, Middle River, MD - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: W29, Bay Bridge Airport, runway 11, 2,714 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Onboard weather ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 13, 2026; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,983 total, 468 in this make and model, 1,939 as pilot in command, 20.7 in the last 90 days, 2.5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 11 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Altimeter: 30.29 inHg - Observed at: W29, 1 nm away - METAR: METAR KW29 111635Z AUTO 36011G17KT 10SM CLR A3029 RMK AO2 ## 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 20260411004759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260411004759A), Apr 11, 2026: Beech 58, Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. 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.… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 14, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202825. 3.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20245317&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA173%20Pilot%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector's questions (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 78 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20245946&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA173%20FAA%20questions%20to%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20245831&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA173%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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