What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable lock down gear. Flyby down. Opted land low fuel. Mains folded landing. Possible improper manuel procedure. (.19)on April 19, 1997, at 1320 mountain daylight time a Beech 65-A90, N616AS, operated by skydive Salt lake, as a 14 CFR part 91 flight, collapsed the main landing gear during the landing at Salt lake #2 airport, west jordan, Utah. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight had departed from west jordan about 20 minutes prior to the accident. It was reported that the pilot had just dropped parachutist and was returning to the airport when he noticed an unsafe landing gear indication. The pilot made two passes over the runway, and personnel on the ground stated that it appeared that the landing gear was down, however, during the touchdown, the main landing gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE LOCK DOWN GEAR. FLYBY DOWN. OPTED LAND LOW FUEL. MAINS FOLDED LANDING. POSSIBLE IMPROPER MANUEL PROCEDURE. (.19)ON APRIL 19, 1997, AT 1320 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME A BEECH 65-A90, N616AS, OPERATED BY SKYDIVE SALT LAKE, AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, COLLAPSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING AT SALT LAKE #2 AIRPORT, WEST JORDAN, UTAH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM WEST JORDAN ABOUT 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD JUST DROPPED PARACHUTIST AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN HE NOTICED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE PILOT MADE TWO PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY, AND PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN, HOWEVER, DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
NTSB investigation
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