ERA26LA206

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 750 · Fort Myers, FL · May 9, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary report
Date
May 9, 2026, 10:14 local (14:14 UTC)
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N119RMCessna 750
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Parties
FAA/FSDO
Case key
202979

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Preliminary report

What NTSB knew early in the investigation. It may change in the final report.

On May 9, 2026, at 1014 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 750 airplane, N119RM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fort Myers, Florida. The captain and first officer were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The first officer reported that on a previous flight in the accident airplane the crew had received multiple crew alerting system (CAS) messages which included a master caution (Stab Bleed Leak) and amber caution (Tail Cone Door Open) which the captain reported to maintenance. During the accident flight, on initial climb, the crew again received the CAS messages for the same master caution and amber caution repeatedly. The captain instructed the first officer to pull the audio warning circuit breaker once cruise altitude was reached, which the first officer accomplished. During approach to the airport, the first officer reported that the captain was instructing him throughout the approach. The first officer could not recall if he verbally called for the before landing checklist. The captain reported that he had begun the before landing checklist at the final approach fix but was interrupted when air traffic control issued them their landing clearance along with the master caution turning on and off. The captain reported that he did not go back over the before landing checklist after the interruption nor verbally called the checklist complete. Both crew members reported that the airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and the first officer reported that after the airplane came to a stop the captain selected the landing gear handle to the down position. A preliminary review of surveillance footage from the airport showed the airplane approaching the runway with the landing gear in the retracted position. The airplane subsequently touched down with the landing gear in the retracted position and slid to a stop on the runway. About 6 seconds after the airplane came to a stop the nose landing gear was observed beginning to deploy. A review of postaccident photographs showed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N119RM
Reported as
Cessna 750
Category
Airplane
Serial number
750-0051
Built
1998
Airframe hours
9,481.1
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Positioning · Part 91
Operator
Hera Flight, LLC, doing business as Hera Flight, LLC
Registered owner
Bald 3 LLC
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Last inspection
April 19, 2026 · 235 hours before
Departed
FLL · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Destination
Same as departure
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
FMY · Page Fld, runway 23, 6,406 × 150 ft, asphalt
Equipment
Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
84 °F, dew point 70 °F
Altimeter
29.94 inHg
Observed at
FMY
METAR
METAR KFMY 091353Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02890206