What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot advised cid tower of an unsafe gear condition and made 2 attempts through tower personnel to verify if the landing gear was down and locked. Tower personnel could not verify gear position. Upon landing, gear collapsed resulting in minor damage to the aircraft. NTSB investigator and mechanic determined the cause of the gear malfunction to be a faulty center drag link bolt. This case is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT ADVISED CID TOWER OF AN UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION AND MADE 2 ATTEMPTS THROUGH TOWER PERSONNEL TO VERIFY IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. TOWER PERSONNEL COULD NOT VERIFY GEAR POSITION. UPON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NTSB INVESTIGATOR AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR MALFUNCTION TO BE A FAULTY CENTER DRAG LINK BOLT. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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