What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot departed boi enroute to sun valley. Boi ATCT advised the pilot that the left main gear did not retract properly. Attempts were made by the pilot to retract and extend landing gear. The left main would not lock down and would not completely retract. The pilot decided to retract the right main and nose gear and make an emergency landing on runway 10L at boi. There was minor damage to the belly and bent propeller blades. No fire or injuries to the pilot. A subsequent investigation found a broken landing gear saddle that attaches to the landing gear actuator. This closes the investigation / report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT DEPARTED BOI ENROUTE TO SUN VALLEY. BOI ATCT ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BY THE PILOT TO RETRACT AND EXTEND LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT MAIN WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN AND WOULD NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETRACT THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR AND MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 10L AT BOI. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND BENT PROPELLER BLADES. NO FIRE OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. A SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND A BROKEN LANDING GEAR SADDLE THAT ATTACHES TO THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. THIS CLOSES THE INVESTIGATION / REPORT.
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