# Accident 20241115019129A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG, Daytona, FL, November 15, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2024, 16:40 local time
- Place: Daytona, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1766° N, 81.0660° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1766&lon=-81.0660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508PA) (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: Thielert TAE-125-02-99 (registry code 59302, https://openairdocs.org/engine/thielert-tae-125-02-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42 NG
- Reported engine: THIELERT TAE 125-02-99
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241115019129A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2024, AT 1639 HRS. LOCAL TIME A DA42 WAS ON A RELOCATION FLIGHT FROM KRYY TO KDAB FOR MAINTENANCE. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO DAB, CREW NOTED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE CREW REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH FOR INSPECTION BY THE TOWER.

THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WERE DOWN, BUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR REMAINED UP. THE CREW HELD OVER THE RACETRACK WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AND CONTACTED PEA DISPATCH ON 121.95 TO EXHAUST ALL OPTIONS BEFORE LANDING.

COORDINATION WAS MADE WITH DAB TOWER TO LAND ON THE LONG RUNWAY, WITH ARFF AND COUNTY FIRE RESCUE ON STANDBY.

THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND AND THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY MADE A PATIAL GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 7L. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY UPON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS.

## 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 ERA25LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA068), Nov 15, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (N508PA), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The maintenance technician’s failure to follow the manufacturer’s recommended procedures during a wheel and tire change to ensure proper clearance of the tire to the wheel well resulting in the right…

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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