ARFF Units Respond to Crash
On March 29, 2006, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) 1, ARFF 2, ARFF 4, Engine 17 and Battalion 17 responded to Runway 25 Right for Alert 3A at the Daytona Beach International Airport. The aircraft, a twin engine Seminole, crashed after the nose gear failed upon touchdown. The gear failure caused the aircraft to pitch to the right, at which point the propeller struck the runway and the aircraft veered into the grass area next to Taxiway Echo. The aircraft sustained moderate damage and damaged some airport navigation equipment. A student pilot and his instructor, neither of whom were injured, occupied the aircraft. The crash resulted in the partial closure of Runway 25R for two hours.
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