What happened
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(-23)At about 2030 hrs on approach to iak instructor pilot selected "landing gear down". Down & locked light did not illuminate. Nose & r/h main verified down & locked. L/h MLG would not fully extend. Attempts to lock gear using emergency extension mechanism was not successful. I/p landed the aircraft with minimum skin damage to underside. Propeller struck ground, sudden engine stoppage procedures to follow. Unpon jacking acft. It was noted the l/h MLG swung freely & would not retract or respond to hydraulic actuation. Removal of actuating cylinder revealed a fractured pivot shaft-actuating cyliner side. Detailed inspection of landing gear components of follow. Malfunction or defect report completed by operator. Investigation closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AT ABOUT 2030 HRS ON APPROACH TO IAK INSTRUCTOR PILOT SELECTED "LANDING GEAR DOWN". DOWN & LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. NOSE & R/H MAIN VERIFIED DOWN & LOCKED. L/H MLG WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND. ATTEMPTS TO LOCK GEAR USING EMERGENCY EXTENSION MECHANISM WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. I/P LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINIMUM SKIN DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND, SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW. UNPON JACKING ACFT. IT WAS NOTED THE L/H MLG SWUNG FREELY & WOULD NOT RETRACT OR RESPOND TO HYDRAULIC ACTUATION. REMOVAL OF ACTUATING CYLINDER REVEALED A FRACTURED PIVOT SHAFT-ACTUATING CYLINER SIDE. DETAILED INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS OF FOLLOW. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT COMPLETED BY OPERATOR. INVESTIGATION CLOSED.
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