Incident Summary
A flight en route to Ormond Beach, Florida, experienced a main landing gear indication problem. The pilot diverted to Daytona Beach Airport for a precautionary landing. Emergency vehicle operators conducted a visual check of the landing gear and reported that it appeared to be extended.
Landing and Collapse
The pilot reported that throughout the sequence, the landing gear indicator lights varied in intensity from light to dim. He executed a soft field landing on runway 7 and held the nose wheel off the runway as long as possible. When the nose wheel contacted the pavement, both the main landing gear and the nose gear collapsed.
Investigation
An examination of the landing gear system did not reveal any mechanical malfunction or component failure. No cause for the collapse was identified in the examination.