What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unsafe gear light. Did fly by appeared to be down. Lt gear collapsed due faulty orings allowed fluid to by pass. (.4)the pilot smelled a fragrance similar to solvent in cruise flight. A short time later, the gear warning light illuminated, went out, repeated the sequence, and then remained on continuously. The tower was made aware of the situation and a flyby was conducted. Attempts to lower all three landing gear with a safe gear indication was unsuccessful. On landing rollout the left main landing gear collapsed. Examination revealed that the left main landing gear would not fully extend. The o-rings in the hydraulic cylinder failed, and hydraulic fluid had leaked out.
As the FAA filed it
UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT. DID FLY BY APPEARED TO BE DOWN. LT GEAR COLLAPSED DUE FAULTY ORINGS ALLOWED FLUID TO BY PASS. (.4)THE PILOT SMELLED A FRAGRANCE SIMILAR TO SOLVENT IN CRUISE FLIGHT. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE GEAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WENT OUT, REPEATED THE SEQUENCE, AND THEN REMAINED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE TOWER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND A FLYBY WAS CONDUCTED. ATTEMPTS TO LOWER ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WITH A SAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. THE O-RINGS IN THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FAILED, AND HYDRAULIC FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.