What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft landing gear collapsed on landing. (.4)the pilot noticed that the fuel gauges were indicating that the fuel quantity was low about 20 minutes into the flight. He elected to make a precautionary landing at the nearest airport. The pilot said his approach was high and fast and he landed long on the runway. The airplane was observed crossing the runway threshold with the landing gear in transit. The airplane touched down with the landing gear not fully extended, the main gear collapsed, and the airplane slid off the runway. After the accident, 42 gallons of fuel were drained from the airplane. No evidence was found of a landing gear system malfunction during a postaccident examination. The airplane's normal procedure checklist instructs the pilot to check and observe the main gear is down and the green gear down indicator light is illuminated.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INDICATING THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY WAS LOW ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID HIS APPROACH WAS HIGH AND FAST AND HE LANDED LONG ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, 42 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE AIRPLANE. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF A LANDING GEAR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION DURING A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION. THE AIRPLANE'S NORMAL PROCEDURE CHECKLIST INSTRUCTS THE PILOT TO CHECK AND OBSERVE THE MAIN GEAR IS DOWN AND THE GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED.
NTSB investigation
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