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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Wauchula, FL · March 8, 2025

Date: March 8, 2025 · 17:30 local
Place: Wauchula, FL
Airport: Wauchula Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: X5QS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N342ND
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG
Reported engine: AUSTRO E4 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student

N342NDRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NGS/N 42.047 · Built 2005 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG Engine modelAustro E4 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On March 8,2025 a Diamond DA-42 departed sarasota international airport on a training flight with a commercial multiengine student and flight instructor. After an hour of practicing engine out procedures. The DA-42 started to practice landings at Wauchula Municipal. The student became overwhelmed and forgot to select the landing gear in the down position. The CFI on board did not correct the student. The aircraft landed on runway 18 with the gear in the up position. The student and instructor secured the aircraft and exited the DA-42 with no injuries. The aircraft had minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 8,2025 A DIAMOND DA-42 DEPARTED SARASOTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A COMMERCIAL MULTIENGINE STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. AFTER AN HOUR OF PRACTICING ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. THE DA-42 STARTED TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AT WAUCHULA MUNICIPAL. THE STUDENT BECAME OVERWHELMED AND FORGOT TO SELECT THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE CFI ON BOARD DID NOT CORRECT THE STUDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THE DA-42 WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE.