# Incident 20170812024609I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42, Bellfountain, OH, August 12, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2017, 11:57 local time
- Place: Bellfountain, OH
- Airport: Bellfountaine
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3625° N, 83.7628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellefontaine, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3625&lon=-83.7628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 (registry code 2990104, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Thielert TAE-125-01 (registry code 59300, https://openairdocs.org/engine/thielert-tae-125-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 42
- Reported engine: THIELERT TAE-125-01
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812024609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED GEAR UP BECAUSE THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, THIS WAS A MECHANICAL ISSUE

## Other reports on N215BN (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210817022609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210817022609A), Aug 17, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42 (N215BN), Bellefontaine R, OH, Substantial damage. Immediately on takeoff the right hand engine lost power followed quickly by the other one. Power was approximately 30 per cent and resulted in the aircraft…
- [Incident 20100514034189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100514034189I), May 14, 2010: Diamond DA 42 (N215BN), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. Pilot jeffrey appleton was taking his practical test for airplane multiengine land class rating. After landing and during roll out he reached for the flap…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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