What happened
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On December 23, 2020 the pilot departed palm coast airport for spruce creek airport. While trying to land at the airport the pilot noticed the landing was off the un-locks but did not get the green landing gear light. The pilot did not get the normal alarm or horn when retarding the throttle. The pilot then tried to cycle the landing gear multiple times and the landing gear would not lower and lock. The pilot then went through the emergency landing gear procedures in an attempt to lower and lock the landing gear manually with the handle. The landing gear would still not lower and lock using emergency procedures. The pilot contacted maintenance ground support in an attempt to lower the landing gear. The landing gear still would not lower and lock after multiple attempts. After it became evident the landing gear would not extend and lock the pilot decided to land gear up at Daytona Beach airport as slow as possible to prevent damage to the aircraft. The pilot determined Daytona Beach airport was the best location to land due to emergency services on-site. The aircraft landed gear up on the runway causing the propeller to be bent and abrasions and scratches to the airframe belly with minor damage making this an incident. The right landing actuator was slightly bent. The pilot and passenger were not injured during the gear up landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 23, 2020 THE PILOT DEPARTED PALM COAST AIRPORT FOR SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT. WHILE TRYING TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING WAS OFF THE UN-LOCKS BUT DID NOT GET THE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHT. THE PILOT DID NOT GET THE NORMAL ALARM OR HORN WHEN RETARDING THE THROTTLE. THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOWER AND LOCK. THE PILOT THEN WENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR PROCEDURES IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER AND LOCK THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY WITH THE HANDLE. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD STILL NOT LOWER AND LOCK USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE PILOT CONTACTED MAINTENANCE GROUND SUPPORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR STILL WOULD NOT LOWER AND LOCK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. AFTER IT BECAME EVIDENT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AND LOCK THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND GEAR UP AT DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DETERMINED DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT WAS THE BEST LOCATION TO LAND DUE TO EMERGENCY SERVICES ON-SITE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO BE BENT AND ABRASIONS AND SCRATCHES TO THE AIRFRAME BELLY WITH MINOR DAMAGE MAKING THIS AN INCIDENT. THE RIGHT LANDING ACTUATOR WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE GEAR UP LANDING.
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