What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 3, 2000, at 1913 EST, a Cessna citation 501, N56LW, owned and operated byprivacy data omitted landed on runway 18R at the Orlando International Airport near Orlando, Florida. During the landing roll out the right main landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the right wing of the airplane. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan had been filed. Neither the pilot or passenger were injured. The pilot,privacy data omitted holds a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating and a Cessna 500 type rating. His certificate number 455724438. The personal flight originated at the leesburg airport, leesburg, Florida on may 2, 2000, at approximately 1840 EDT. (.4) on may 2, 2000, at 1913 eastern daylight time. A Cessna 501, citation, N56LW, landed with the right main landing gear partially extended on runway 18 at the Orlando International Airport, in Orlando, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The PR ivate pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight departed leesburg, Florida at 1850. According to the pilot, while enroute to land he silenced the landing gear warning horn and forgot to lower the landing gear. Just prior to the touchdown, the pilot attempted to lower the landing gear. The airplane touched down with the landing gear in transit, and the right landingg ear collapsed. The airplane skidded approx. 2500 feet on the runway surface before coming to a complete stop on the runway. The right wing assembly received structural damage and leaked jet fuel from the bottom side of the right wing assembly. The examination and the functional check of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem with the landing gear extension and retraction system. The pilot also did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane. Reportedly, the pilot stated he forgot to lower the landing gear, as instructed in the normal pre-landing checklist.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 3, 2000, AT 1913 EST, A CESSNA CITATION 501, N56LW, OWNED AND OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 18R AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR ORLANDO, FLORIDA. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. NEITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING AND A CESSNA 500 TYPE RATING. HIS CERTIFICATE NUMBER 455724438. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE LEESBURG AIRPORT, LEESBURG, FLORIDA ON MAY 2, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 EDT. (.4) ON MAY 2, 2000, AT 1913 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. A CESSNA 501, CITATION, N56LW, LANDED WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PR IVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LEESBURG, FLORIDA AT 1850. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE ENROUTE TO LAND HE SILENCED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. JUST PRIOR TO THE TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT, AND THE RIGHT LANDINGG EAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED APPROX. 2500 FEET ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND LEAKED JET FUEL FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY. THE EXAMINATION AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM. THE PILOT ALSO DID NOT REPORT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, AS INSTRUCTED IN THE NORMAL PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.