# Accident 20260304001689A: Cessna 551, Opa Locka, FL, March 4, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9074° N, 80.2782° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9074&lon=-80.2782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228MH-2026-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 551 (registry code 2076605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 551
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260304001689A

## Narrative

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

AT 2138, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON AN IFR APPROACH TO RWY 9L AND STATED THEY WERE GOING MISSED DUE TO A FAULTY GEAR INDICATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAME BACK AROUND FOR TWO MORE LOW APPROACHES TO HAVE THE TOWER LOOK AT THE GEAR. BOTH TIMES THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN CAME BACK AROUND A FOURTH TIME AND LANDED RWY 9L AT 2213. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING A SMALL FIRE. FIRE WAS SUPPRESSED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA26LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA136), Mar 4, 2026: Cessna 551 (N228MH), Opa-locka, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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