# NTSB ERA26LA112: Beech B19, N245MJ, Umatilla, FL, February 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: February 9, 2026, 17:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place: Umatilla, FL
- Coordinates: 28.92428, -81.651777
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9243&lon=-81.6518&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 7, 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): 202429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202429/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA112

## Probable cause

The failure of the right main landing gear during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control on the ground and collision with an airport sign.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Fatigue/wear/corrosion (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech B19, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=1151215), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/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 B19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1151215), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Beech B19, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1151215), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech B19, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1151215), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, he felt the airplane pulling to the right and that directional control was difficult. The airplane exited the runway and entered the grass where it ultimately struck an airport sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right main landing gear had separated from the airplane during the landing roll. A photograph of the main landing gear fracture revealed corrosion on half of the internal metal support structure and clean metal from the fresh separation and failure of the gear support.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N245MJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245MJ), registered now, S/N MB 814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MB 814
- Year built: 1976
- Airframe hours: 6600.7
- Engines: Lycoming Engines O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 3, 2025, 40 hours before
- Departed: X60, Williston, FL
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: X23, Umatilla Muni, runway 19, 2,876 × 60 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 7, 2025; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 548 total, 256 in this make and model, 471 as pilot in command, 122 in the last 90 days, 47 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 30.21 inHg
- Observed at: LEE, 11 nm away
- METAR: METAR KLEE 092153Z 13004KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T02280033

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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