What happened
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(-23) Pilot declared an emergency at Kahului, maui with an unsafe right landing gear indication. The pilot made two attempts to land but felt the right landing gear was unsafe. Contact Kahului tower and requested a visual check of his landing gear. They could only confirm that the gear looked down. Upon landing the right landing gear collasped on the runway. The pilot and two other passengers were able to evacuate the aircraft without injury. Note: the landing gear tear down of suspected component not concluded at this time. The owner and the machanic are aware to complete a m & d report and forward a copy to this office.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT KAHULUI, MAUI WITH AN UNSAFE RIGHT LANDING GEAR INDICATION. THE PILOT MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND BUT FELT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS UNSAFE. CONTACT KAHULUI TOWER AND REQUESTED A VISUAL CHECK OF HIS LANDING GEAR. THEY COULD ONLY CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR LOOKED DOWN. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLASPED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. NOTE: THE LANDING GEAR TEAR DOWN OF SUSPECTED COMPONENT NOT CONCLUDED AT THIS TIME. THE OWNER AND THE MACHANIC ARE AWARE TO COMPLETE A M & D REPORT AND FORWARD A COPY TO THIS OFFICE.
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