What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 20, 1998, a Mooney M20C, N557M, operated by leonard j. kosinski landed at Hutchinson, Kansas during a VFR pleasure flight. The landing gear collapsed upon landing, causing minor damage to aircraft belly skins, landing gear doors, and propeller. The pilot and one passenger stated that the landing gear was extended and visually saw the green light. Inspectors from the wichita flight standards district office witnessed the retraction test adn stated that the landing gear retracted and extended normally, including the gear annuciator lights, their inspection of the mechanical landing gear showed no obvious damage. The investigation continues for possible operations violation.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 20, 1998, A MOONEY M20C, N557M, OPERATED BY LEONARD J. KOSINSKI LANDED AT HUTCHINSON, KANSAS DURING A VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BELLY SKINS, LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND VISUALLY SAW THE GREEN LIGHT. INSPECTORS FROM THE WICHITA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE WITNESSED THE RETRACTION TEST ADN STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND EXTENDED NORMALLY, INCLUDING THE GEAR ANNUCIATOR LIGHTS, THEIR INSPECTION OF THE MECHANICAL LANDING GEAR SHOWED NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES FOR POSSIBLE OPERATIONS VIOLATION.
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