What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: upon approaching airport for landing, landing gear would not extend by normal means or using emergency extension procedures aircraft landed gear up with only minor damage and no injuries. Hydraulic reservoir was found to be low on fluid. When fluid was added, landing gear was pumped down per emergency extension procedures. Checking hydraulic fluid level is not listed in normal pre-flight check list. However, is discussed in expanded procedures section of pilots operating handbook. The cause of loss of landing gear hydraulic fluid will be determined during the repairs to aircraft. No determination made as of this date (3-4-98). Follow-up of cause will be by Fresno FSDO a/w inspector lewis l. brown, who has made initial contact with repair facility.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: UPON APPROACHING AIRPORT FOR LANDING, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND BY NORMAL MEANS OR USING EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS FOUND TO BE LOW ON FLUID. WHEN FLUID WAS ADDED, LANDING GEAR WAS PUMPED DOWN PER EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES. CHECKING HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL IS NOT LISTED IN NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT CHECK LIST. HOWEVER, IS DISCUSSED IN EXPANDED PROCEDURES SECTION OF PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK. THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC FLUID WILL BE DETERMINED DURING THE REPAIRS TO AIRCRAFT. NO DETERMINATION MADE AS OF THIS DATE (3-4-98). FOLLOW-UP OF CAUSE WILL BE BY FRESNO FSDO A/W INSPECTOR LEWIS L. BROWN, WHO HAS MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH REPAIR FACILITY.
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