What happened
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(-23)Enroute from pompano beach, FL, to rockland, ME, on entering traffic pattern at mfv for a intended fuel stop, pilot was not able to get a green indication on the left main gear. A flyby was initiated and ground personnel observed the left main landing gear still in the fully retracted position, with the nose gear and right main gear extended. Pilot elected to proceed to phf and executed a full gear up landing on a foamed runway. Damage was limited to the lower fuselage skins. Further investigation revealed the left main uplock roller would not rotate possibly due to lack of lubrication. The uplock roller clearence was also found insufficient per the maintenance manual spec. The last annual inpsection had been completed on October 4, 1999.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ENROUTE FROM POMPANO BEACH, FL, TO ROCKLAND, ME, ON ENTERING TRAFFIC PATTERN AT MFV FOR A INTENDED FUEL STOP, PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A GREEN INDICATION ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. A FLYBY WAS INITIATED AND GROUND PERSONNEL OBSERVED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION, WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO PHF AND EXECUTED A FULL GEAR UP LANDING ON A FOAMED RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKINS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN UPLOCK ROLLER WOULD NOT ROTATE POSSIBLY DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. THE UPLOCK ROLLER CLEARENCE WAS ALSO FOUND INSUFFICIENT PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL SPEC. THE LAST ANNUAL INPSECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 4, 1999.
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