# Accident 20190710009839A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG, Palatka, FL, July 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Palatka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.6583° N, 81.6894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6583&lon=-81.6894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N805PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (registry code 2990105, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4 series (registry code 06400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,674 total, 1,117 in this make and model, 356 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA466) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190710009839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING THE INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL STUDENT LANDED N805PA WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA466), Jul 10, 2019: Diamond DA 42 NG (N805PA), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor's failure to verify that the landing gear was extended due to distraction, which resulted in a gear-up…

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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