N805PA

On July 10, 2019, a Diamond DA 42 NG (N805PA) was involved in an incident near Palatka, FL. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: 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 landing.

The flight instructor in a multi-engine, retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that, the pilot receiving instruction was on the controls, and reported feeling some fatigue and motion sickness due to light turbulence in the pattern. During their discussion they were distracted and did not complete the landing checklist and did not configure the airplane for landing. Subsequently, the airplane landed with the landing gear retracted.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to both engine gear boxes.

The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA19CA466. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N805PA.