What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot michael dejong was acting as pilot in command of aircraft N75CP, on a trip to fargo, ND. When the pilot selected the gear down on approach to fargo he did not observe the left main landing gear to indicate down and locked. He cycled the gear several times without a green indication. He then selected the gear back up and returned to Minneapolis, MN for an emergency landing. The aircraft landed without an incident. Upon inspecting the left maingear, the downlock hook was not engaging the overcenter cam due to a frozen actuating rod end. The aircraft was being operated in an unairworthy condition due to the progressive inspection program not being completed within 12 calendar months. The operation of this unairworthy aircraft resulted in violation of title 14 CFR section 91.7 by not fulfilling the requirement's set forth in 14 CFR section 91.409(d).
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT MICHAEL DEJONG WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N75CP, ON A TRIP TO FARGO, ND. WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH TO FARGO HE DID NOT OBSERVE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. HE CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT A GREEN INDICATION. HE THEN SELECTED THE GEAR BACK UP AND RETURNED TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTING THE LEFT MAINGEAR, THE DOWNLOCK HOOK WAS NOT ENGAGING THE OVERCENTER CAM DUE TO A FROZEN ACTUATING ROD END. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION DUE TO THE PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION PROGRAM NOT BEING COMPLETED WITHIN 12 CALENDAR MONTHS. THE OPERATION OF THIS UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT RESULTED IN VIOLATION OF TITLE 14 CFR SECTION 91.7 BY NOT FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENT'S SET FORTH IN 14 CFR SECTION 91.409(D).