What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on September 5, 1996, around 0710 local, N421CW, a Cessna 421, departed Portland international airport on an IFR flight to tacoma narrows, WA. On board the aircraft were the pilot and two passengers. Shortly after gear retraction on takeoff, the pilot noticed smoke and hydraulic fluid coming out of the left engine. The pilot stated that he then lowered the gear and only got an indication that the right gear was down and locked. The flight then diverted to Hillsboro, where the aircraft is based. With the help of ground maintenance personnel, Mr. Arendell, the PIC, tried to extend the landing gear using the emergency gear extension system with no success. The flight landed at Hillsboro, Oregon around 1010 local time sustaining minor damage with no injuries to the occupants.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1996, AROUND 0710 LOCAL, N421CW, A CESSNA 421, DEPARTED PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO TACOMA NARROWS, WA. ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. SHORTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE AND HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING OUT OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN LOWERED THE GEAR AND ONLY GOT AN INDICATION THAT THE RIGHT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE FLIGHT THEN DIVERTED TO HILLSBORO, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED. WITH THE HELP OF GROUND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, MR. ARENDELL, THE PIC, TRIED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WITH NO SUCCESS. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT HILLSBORO, OREGON AROUND 1010 LOCAL TIME SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.
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