What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right main landing gear collapsed landing. (-23) incident upgraded to accident by NTSB due to damge to aircraft. Aircraft was inbound to cxl (Calexico, CA); pilot noticed an intermittent right main landing gear indication. After several seconds, light became a steady green. Aircraft landed and on roll-out right main landing gear collapsed. Damage to aircraft was consistent to the type of occurrence; right propeller, right engine, right aileron/wing, right horizontal stabilizer, and right tip tank damage. (.4) the pilot reported that, prior to the accident, there was a preexisting problem with the right main landing gear indication light. When the gear was extended, the right main landing gear down light would not illuminate. He stated that an adjustment to the right main landing gear switch was conducted, and 2 days later he left for a flying vacation. No discrepancies were noted with the airplane on the month-long trip. On the return flight, at an intermediate stop prior to the intended destination, the right main landing gear down indication light did not illuminate. The pilot recycled the landing gear, and the right main landing gear down indication light still did not illuminate. He continued with the landing, and on the landing rollout the right main landing gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. (-23) INCIDENT UPGRADED TO ACCIDENT BY NTSB DUE TO DAMGE TO AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO CXL (CALEXICO, CA); PILOT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, LIGHT BECAME A STEADY GREEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND ON ROLL-OUT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS CONSISTENT TO THE TYPE OF OCCURRENCE; RIGHT PROPELLER, RIGHT ENGINE, RIGHT AILERON/WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND RIGHT TIP TANK DAMAGE. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A PREEXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHT. WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. HE STATED THAT AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS CONDUCTED, AND 2 DAYS LATER HE LEFT FOR A FLYING VACATION. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE AIRPLANE ON THE MONTH-LONG TRIP. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT, AT AN INTERMEDIATE STOP PRIOR TO THE INTENDED DESTINATION, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHT STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE CONTINUED WITH THE LANDING, AND ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.