Beechcraft 58 N38020

Summary

On 11 April 2026 at about 16:25 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N38020, operated by Pardue Hines Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Stevensville, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 April 2026 at 16:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Stevensville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Bay Bridge Airport (W29)

Coordinates

38.9761, -76.3290

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N38020

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

2

Operator

Pardue Hines Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Middle River → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA173

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear lever during the landing roll, which resulted in a gear collapse and runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.