What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot said he had trouble retracting landing gear on takeoff, so he returned to airport. Pilot was unable to fully extend right main gear. A partial gear-up landing was made. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the right wing tip and right horizontal stabilizer. Investigation revealed that the hydraulic reservoir was depleted. A leak was discovered originating from a 1/4 inch aluminum hydraulic line connected to the lock cylinder in the nose wheel well. The line was cracked at the flare that attaches to the lock cylinder. The weather information at the time of the incident was: tiw sa 2345 15 sct 50 sct 40 58/32/2609/025.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT SAID HE HAD TROUBLE RETRACTING LANDING GEAR ON TAKEOFF, SO HE RETURNED TO AIRPORT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. A PARTIAL GEAR-UP LANDING WAS MADE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED. A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ORIGINATING FROM A 1/4 INCH ALUMINUM HYDRAULIC LINE CONNECTED TO THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL. THE LINE WAS CRACKED AT THE FLARE THAT ATTACHES TO THE LOCK CYLINDER. THE WEATHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS: TIW SA 2345 15 SCT 50 SCT 40 58/32/2609/025.
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