What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot departed hicks field on training flight. Initiated sw approach and landing to alliance airport. After second se approach and landing, departed runway 16, right turn to hicks. Afw tower advised left gear was partially extended. Pilot verified condition in tip tank mirrors. Pilot instructed student pilot to extend the gear, - no green light - visual in mirrors looked o.k. left gear was also fully extended. Notified Meacham tower N3607D had gear problem. Made low pass for tower inspection. Looked o.k. deployed emergency gear extension hand crank. Unable to budge. (Unmoveable in clockwise or counter clockwise direction.) Pilot removed gear position lens covers and exchanged light bulbs to no avail. And advised tower that they were experiencing what smelled like an electrical fire, but there was no smoke. Advised tower they were going to turn off the electrical and land on rwy 16L. On short final, turned on electrical "full flaps" then off. Landed, fuel selectors were turned off, the first 300/400 feet were ok. Then the right main gear collapsed slowly, the aircraft turned 180 degrees into a grassy area. It was found that the tube assembly gear drive , part #0841135-4 failed due to stress. This incident closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED HICKS FIELD ON TRAINING FLIGHT. INITIATED SW APPROACH AND LANDING TO ALLIANCE AIRPORT. AFTER SECOND SE APPROACH AND LANDING, DEPARTED RUNWAY 16, RIGHT TURN TO HICKS. AFW TOWER ADVISED LEFT GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. PILOT VERIFIED CONDITION IN TIP TANK MIRRORS. PILOT INSTRUCTED STUDENT PILOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR, - NO GREEN LIGHT - VISUAL IN MIRRORS LOOKED O.K. LEFT GEAR WAS ALSO FULLY EXTENDED. NOTIFIED MEACHAM TOWER N3607D HAD GEAR PROBLEM. MADE LOW PASS FOR TOWER INSPECTION. LOOKED O.K. DEPLOYED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HAND CRANK. UNABLE TO BUDGE. (UNMOVEABLE IN CLOCKWISE OR COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION.) PILOT REMOVED GEAR POSITION LENS COVERS AND EXCHANGED LIGHT BULBS TO NO AVAIL. AND ADVISED TOWER THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING WHAT SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, BUT THERE WAS NO SMOKE. ADVISED TOWER THEY WERE GOING TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRICAL AND LAND ON RWY 16L. ON SHORT FINAL, TURNED ON ELECTRICAL "FULL FLAPS" THEN OFF. LANDED, FUEL SELECTORS WERE TURNED OFF, THE FIRST 300/400 FEET WERE OK. THEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED SLOWLY, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 DEGREES INTO A GRASSY AREA. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TUBE ASSEMBLY GEAR DRIVE , PART #0841135-4 FAILED DUE TO STRESS. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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