What happened
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At approximately 0700 pm EDT, N2129V departed Craig airfield on a training flight. During an approach to flagler county airport the landing gear handle was placed down but the landing gear did not indicate down. A visual check from the nacelle mirror confirmed that the nose landing gear was not down. The pilot performed the landing gear troubleshooting checklist but still could not extend the landing gear. The pilot then accomplished the emergency landing gear extension checklist. During the emergency extension the left main gear extended and locked but the nose gear and right main gear did not extend and lock. This was also indicated by the gear lights. Only the left main landing gear extended light was illuminated. The pilot could visually see the nose gear in the nacelle mirror but could not tell if the nose gear was fully extended and locked. The pilot returned to the Craig airport for landing. The pilot made a low pass down the runway to see if the tower could determine if the landing gear was extended. The tower informed the pilot that it appeared that all three landing gear were extended. The pilot reviewed gear collapsed. During the landing roll out the right propeller struck the ground. The aircraft sustained minor damage during the landing. With an FAA inspector present, the landing gear was cycled with the aircraft on jacks. The landing gear operated very slowly. It was determined that the landing gear pump motor operated intermittently and failed to retract or extend the landing gear on the fourth attempt. Our investigation revealed that the aircraft had recently been repainted privacy data omitted airworthiness is coordinating a follow up inspection of the uncertificated paint facility located in Georgia.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 PM EDT, N2129V DEPARTED CRAIG AIRFIELD ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. DURING AN APPROACH TO FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN. A VISUAL CHECK FROM THE NACELLE MIRROR CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE LANDING GEAR TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST BUT STILL COULD NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT THEN ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. DURING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED BUT THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND LOCK. THIS WAS ALSO INDICATED BY THE GEAR LIGHTS. ONLY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT COULD VISUALLY SEE THE NOSE GEAR IN THE NACELLE MIRROR BUT COULD NOT TELL IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE CRAIG AIRPORT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY TO SEE IF THE TOWER COULD DETERMINE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE TOWER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT IT APPEARED THAT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED. THE PILOT REVIEWED GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING. WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR PRESENT, THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED VERY SLOWLY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING GEAR PUMP MOTOR OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILED TO RETRACT OR EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPAINTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRWORTHINESS IS COORDINATING A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION OF THE UNCERTIFICATED PAINT FACILITY LOCATED IN GEORGIA.
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