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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Daytona, FL · March 30, 2017

Date: March 30, 2017 · 17:54 local
Place: Daytona, FL
Airport: Daytona Beach International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N229DS
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 799 total523 in this make and model173 in the last 90 days

N229DSRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2022 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 277954085 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated that upon finishing surveying work he proceeded for a straight in approach to 7L at the Daytona Beach airport (dkab). After cleared for landing he selected gear to the down position, the gear up light went out; however, the gear down and lock lights did not illuminate and the landing gear did not extend. He then performed an immediate go-around and made a gear-up uneventful landing on kdab runway 16.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON FINISHING SURVEYING WORK HE PROCEEDED FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO 7L AT THE DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT (DKAB). AFTER CLEARED FOR LANDING HE SELECTED GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION, THE GEAR UP LIGHT WENT OUT; HOWEVER, THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. HE THEN PERFORMED AN IMMEDIATE GO-AROUND AND MADE A GEAR-UP UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON KDAB RUNWAY 16.