# NTSB ERA26LA118: Tecnam P2006T, N964GV, Homestead, FL, February 19, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: February 19, 2026, 09:30, time zone not recorded
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Location: 25.4992° N, 80.5542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI HOMESTEAD GENERAL AVIATION (X51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB coordinates: 25, -80 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4992&lon=-80.5542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA118
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202459/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA118

## Preliminary report

On February 19, 2026, about 0930 eastern standard time, a Tecnam P2006T, N964GV, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The flight was conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. According to statements from the flight instructor and student pilot, a preflight inspection was completed prior to departure. Engine start, taxi, run-up, and flight control checks were completed with no abnormalities observed. The flight departed Miami Executive Airport (TMB), Miami, Florida and proceeded southwest to conduct multi-engine training maneuvers, including simulated engine failures and a single-engine minimum controllable airspeed demonstration. After completing the maneuvers, the flight was returning to TMB for an instrument approach. While in level flight at 2,000 feet msl and 6 nautical miles southwest of the airport, the student pilot observed a sudden, uncommanded left roll. Corrective inputs were applied, but maintaining control was difficult. The flight instructor assumed control. Lateral control remained restricted, both engines operated normally, and the autopilot was disengaged. The flight instructor then observed a piece of metal hanging from the left wing and suspected damage to the left aileron. An emergency was declared with air traffic control. Directional control was maintained using rudder and differential engine thrust, and the flight returned to TMB. The airplane landed safely without further incident. A post-flight examination confirmed substantial damage to the left wing, including the aileron assembly. 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.

- [Enroute-cruise: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337/sequence.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 290 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337/sequence.md)
- [Approach: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337/sequence.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 290 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N964GV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N964GV), registered now, S/N 239/US, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TECNAM P2006T
- Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2006t) (registry code 0330001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912S3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s3) (registry code 55594, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 239/US
- Year built: 2017
- Airframe hours: 2320
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 26, 2025, 72 hours before
- Departed: TMB, Miami, FL
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: X51, Miami Homestead General Aviation
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observed at: KHST, 36 nm away
- METAR: METAR KHST 191255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02050195

## 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 20260219002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260219002769A), Feb 19, 2026: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. On February 19, 2026, costuzioni aeronautiche techna [privacy data omitted] departed from miami executive airport (tmb) at 0856 and performed an emergency…

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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