# NTSB ERA26LA206: Cessna 750, N119RM, Fort Myers, FL, May 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: May 9, 2026, 10:14 local (14:14 UTC)
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Coordinates: 26.586615, -81.863247 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5866&lon=-81.8632&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- 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): 202979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA206
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202979/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA206

## Preliminary 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 best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 750, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2076810), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N119RM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119RM), registered now, S/N 750-0051, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 750
- Registry model: [Cessna 750](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-750) (registry code 2076810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison AE3007C series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (registry code 03028, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 750-0051
- Year built: 1998
- Airframe hours: 9481.1
- 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

## 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

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