What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 13, 1995, at approximately 1930 EST the pilot departed jackson airport at jackson, MI and an unusually loud noise was heard below the cabin when the gear was retracted. All indications in the landing gear system were normal so the flight continued to Grand Rapids, MI. When the landing gear was selected down prior to landing, the landing gear failed to extend. And an unsafe gear down was indicated. The emergency system was used without any results. After attempting landing gear extension for two hours a gear up landing was made.. Causing major impact damage to the fuselage above the flaps. Airworthiness: the failure of the half ring clip assembly which secures the worm gear in the landing gear actuator assembly, caused the system failure. Failure of the half ring clip was due to fatigue failure.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 13, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 EST THE PILOT DEPARTED JACKSON AIRPORT AT JACKSON, MI AND AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD BELOW THE CABIN WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. ALL INDICATIONS IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WERE NORMAL SO THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO GRAND RAPIDS, MI. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. AND AN UNSAFE GEAR DOWN WAS INDICATED. THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM WAS USED WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. AFTER ATTEMPTING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION FOR TWO HOURS A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE.. CAUSING MAJOR IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE ABOVE THE FLAPS. AIRWORTHINESS: THE FAILURE OF THE HALF RING CLIP ASSEMBLY WHICH SECURES THE WORM GEAR IN THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSED THE SYSTEM FAILURE. FAILURE OF THE HALF RING CLIP WAS DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE.