What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot stated: departed jefferson county airport bound for brenham, TX. Upon arrival at brenham could not get a good gear indication on LH main, recycled several times without success. Diverted to Easterwood airport at College Station and again tried without success to get a good gear indication. Landed, left main collapsed, no injuries. Side investigation revealed: l/h main did not lock down due to lack of lubrication of downlock assy. A/c damage consisted of left wing and horizontal tips, pitot tube and scrape on l/h aileron lwr surface. Aircraft annual insp. And last maintenance accomplished in January 1995. Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED: DEPARTED JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT BOUND FOR BRENHAM, TX. UPON ARRIVAL AT BRENHAM COULD NOT GET A GOOD GEAR INDICATION ON LH MAIN, RECYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. DIVERTED TO EASTERWOOD AIRPORT AT COLLEGE STATION AND AGAIN TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS TO GET A GOOD GEAR INDICATION. LANDED, LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED, NO INJURIES. SIDE INVESTIGATION REVEALED: L/H MAIN DID NOT LOCK DOWN DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION OF DOWNLOCK ASSY. A/C DAMAGE CONSISTED OF LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL TIPS, PITOT TUBE AND SCRAPE ON L/H AILERON LWR SURFACE. AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSP. AND LAST MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED IN JANUARY 1995. INCIDENT CLOSED.
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