# Incident 20260226001909I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42, Pensacola, FL, February 26, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2026, 13:07 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4734° N, 87.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENSACOLA INTL (PNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4734&lon=-87.1866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68MJ) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,418 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260226001909I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT CHECK WHEN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN "GEAR DOWN" WAS SELECTED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRACT AND EXTEND THE GEAR WITHOUT SUCESS. EMARGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS UNSCUCCESSFUL. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP ON CLOSED RUNWAY 26 (CLEARED BY PNS ATC).

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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