What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on July 18, 1994 at 1851 PDT, a Beech S35, N8907U operated by owner, larry e. howard was on local flight from sky meadows airport (private) to Felts field (sff) as the aircraft touched down all three landing gear collapsed. Investigation at the scene indicated the signature of all three landing gears moving toward the retracted position together. Two pilots that were waiting to depart runway 21R stated that the landing gear was not extended until just before touch down and that the landing gear was extended until just before touch down and that the landing gear was still in transition at the time of touch down which forced the landing toward retract. The nose landing gear extend rod end at the transmission failed, and the landing gear circuit breaker tripped. The aircraft total time was 2765 hours. Review of the aircraft log book indicated that the last annual inspection was on April 7, 1994 @ 2735 hours. Inspection of the damaged aircraft on jacks did not reveal any failure prior to landing. There was no injuries or fire and the ELT did not activate. This investigation of the incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 18, 1994 AT 1851 PDT, A BEECH S35, N8907U OPERATED BY OWNER, LARRY E. HOWARD WAS ON LOCAL FLIGHT FROM SKY MEADOWS AIRPORT (PRIVATE) TO FELTS FIELD (SFF) AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE INDICATED THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THREE LANDING GEARS MOVING TOWARD THE RETRACTED POSITION TOGETHER. TWO PILOTS THAT WERE WAITING TO DEPART RUNWAY 21R STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED UNTIL JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN AND THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED UNTIL JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN AND THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL IN TRANSITION AT THE TIME OF TOUCH DOWN WHICH FORCED THE LANDING TOWARD RETRACT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTEND ROD END AT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME WAS 2765 HOURS. REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK INDICATED THAT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ON APRIL 7, 1994 @ 2735 HOURS. INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT ON JACKS DID NOT REVEAL ANY FAILURE PRIOR TO LANDING. THERE WAS NO INJURIES OR FIRE AND THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. THIS INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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