19991114041649A

(-23) A/c was on an IFR flight plan to the ormand Beach airport. During the approach to the airport pilot received a landing gear unsafe warning horn even though the gear was placed in the down position and indicated down. A/c diverted to Daytona Beach airport and made a fly-by of the tower/ crash/fire/rescue crew and tower personnenel reported that gear appeared to be down. During landing roll-out the gear collapsed causing substantial damage to inboard sections of both wings. Reason for gear collapse is still undetermined. M or d to be filed if appropriate pending cause determination. (.4) the flight was en route to ormond Beach, Florida, when he reported a main landing gear indication problem. The pilot diverted to Daytona Beach airport for a precautionary landing. During a visual check of the landing gear by the emergency vehicle operators, it was reported that the landing gear appeared to have been down. The pilot also reported that throughout the entire sequence of events, the landing gear indicator lights' intensity continued to vary from light to dim conditions. The pilot said he made a soft field landing on runway 7 and held the nose wheel off the runway. When the nose wheel touched the pavement, the main gear, and the nose gear collapsed. The examination of the landing gear system failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or a component failure.