What happened
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Narrative: according to the pilot, Mr. Jerry irons, he departed the Hanford airport on Saturday to do some airwork and practice some landings. After completing his airwork, Mr. Irons stated that he headed east, back to the Hanford airport and entered a right down wind for runway 32. Mr. Irons informed inspector shamp that he completed his check list and then began his descent to runway 32 at Hanford. During the descent, Mr. Irons stated that he heard a horn blowing and indicated that this was the "manifold pressure" horn to warn the pilot that the manifold pressure was too low. After lowering full flaps, Mr. Iron landed on runway 32 at about 11:30 PDT with the landing gear still retracted. After the aircrft came to a stop, Mr. Irons turned off all power and exited the aircraft. He advised inspector shamp that later he checked the gear handle and circuit breaker and noted that the handle was down and the circuit breaker had "popped". According to Mr. Ray williams of the Hanford flight center, the landing gear was lowered manually with no problems and all three green safe gear indication lights operated properly, indicating the gear was down and locked. Later, Mr. Williams stated that he jacked the aircraft up and ran the gear up and down several times electrically without any problem. He stated that the warning horn operated normally and that the gear locked in the down position as it should normally do. Damage to the aircraft was minor and limited only to the propeller, flaps and under skin of the aircraft. privacy data omitted No further action required at this time.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, MR. JERRY IRONS, HE DEPARTED THE HANFORD AIRPORT ON SATURDAY TO DO SOME AIRWORK AND PRACTICE SOME LANDINGS. AFTER COMPLETING HIS AIRWORK, MR. IRONS STATED THAT HE HEADED EAST, BACK TO THE HANFORD AIRPORT AND ENTERED A RIGHT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 32. MR. IRONS INFORMED INSPECTOR SHAMP THAT HE COMPLETED HIS CHECK LIST AND THEN BEGAN HIS DESCENT TO RUNWAY 32 AT HANFORD. DURING THE DESCENT, MR. IRONS STATED THAT HE HEARD A HORN BLOWING AND INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE "MANIFOLD PRESSURE" HORN TO WARN THE PILOT THAT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW. AFTER LOWERING FULL FLAPS, MR. IRON LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT ABOUT 11:30 PDT WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL RETRACTED. AFTER THE AIRCRFT CAME TO A STOP, MR. IRONS TURNED OFF ALL POWER AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. HE ADVISED INSPECTOR SHAMP THAT LATER HE CHECKED THE GEAR HANDLE AND CIRCUIT BREAKER AND NOTED THAT THE HANDLE WAS DOWN AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD "POPPED". ACCORDING TO MR. RAY WILLIAMS OF THE HANFORD FLIGHT CENTER, THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED MANUALLY WITH NO PROBLEMS AND ALL THREE GREEN SAFE GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS OPERATED PROPERLY, INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. LATER, MR. WILLIAMS STATED THAT HE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND RAN THE GEAR UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES ELECTRICALLY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT THE WARNING HORN OPERATED NORMALLY AND THAT THE GEAR LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION AS IT SHOULD NORMALLY DO. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND LIMITED ONLY TO THE PROPELLER, FLAPS AND UNDER SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
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