# NTSB WPR26LA242: Beech A36, N8095F, Paynesville, MN, June 30, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 30, 2026, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Paynesville, MN
- Coordinates: 45.372064, -94.744726
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3721&lon=-94.7447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA242
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203301/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA242

## Preliminary report

On 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 airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that after landing on runway 29, the airplane began to oscillate vertically during the landing roll. The nose landing gear subsequently collapsed, and the airplane skidded to a stop on the runway. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane without injury. Examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the nose landing gear had fractured and separated from the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The airplane was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech A36, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8095F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8095F), registered now, S/N E-2695, built 1992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E-2695
- Year built: 1992
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Brown Dr Jay
- Registered owner: Brown Dr Jay
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: PEX, Paynesville Municipal, runway 29, 3,302 × 75 ft, asphalt

## 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 20260630011289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260630011289A), Jun 30, 2026: Beech A36, Paynesville, MN, Substantial damage. 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…

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.

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