What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: landing gear failed to lower normally after cleared to land runway 24 at stl. Pilot orbited 6 NM n. stl an attempted emergency gear-lowering procedure, which was also unsuccessful. Pilot then contacted st. Charles flying service director of maintenance for additional advice, and subsequently discovered hydraulic fluid reservoir empty. Pilot then declared emergency with stl TRACON and diverted to 3SQ for intentional gear-up landing. Aircraft received minor damage during landing, pilot uninjured. Malfunction or defect report to be filed. Incident closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: LANDING GEAR FAILED TO LOWER NORMALLY AFTER CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 24 AT STL. PILOT ORBITED 6 NM N. STL AN ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY GEAR-LOWERING PROCEDURE, WHICH WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT THEN CONTACTED ST. CHARLES FLYING SERVICE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR ADDITIONAL ADVICE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR EMPTY. PILOT THEN DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH STL TRACON AND DIVERTED TO 3SQ FOR INTENTIONAL GEAR-UP LANDING. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING, PILOT UNINJURED. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT TO BE FILED. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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