What happened
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(-23) Iea 092001002 privacy data omittedwas CFI and pilot in command. He was giving instruction to privacy data omittedprivate pilot who was seated in the left front seat. privacy data omittedExplained that on their third practice landing at waynesburg airport, pa (way), the landing would not cycle down and the landing motor circuit breaker tripped. An attempt was made to reset the circuit breaker and the circuit breaker would not reses. privacy data omitted Tried to manually extend the landing gear but the landing gear was jammed in a position where it would not give any gear movement. privacy data omittedThen choose to return the aircraft to Morgantown, WV. Hart field for an emergency landing. The aircraft was based at Morgantown, WV. privacy data omittedMade a fly-by the tower and the tower confirmed that the landing gear was partially down. privacy data omittedCircled the field while burning excess fuel and before an emergency landing attempt was made another try to raise or lower gear one more time privacy data omittedthen stated that the landing gear did move about one inch but no more. Emergency landing was made with only minor damage and no injuries noted. (See attached sheet)
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IEA 092001002 ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^WAS CFI AND PILOT IN COMMAND. HE WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA O^PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT. ^PRIVACY DATA^EXPLAINED THAT ON THEIR THIRD PRACTICE LANDING AT WAYNESBURG AIRPORT, PA (WAY), THE LANDING WOULD NOT CYCLE DOWN AND THE LANDING MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT RESES. ^PRIVACY DATA^ TRIED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE LANDING GEAR WAS JAMMED IN A POSITION WHERE IT WOULD NOT GIVE ANY GEAR MOVEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA^THEN CHOOSE TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO MORGANTOWN, WV. HART FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BASED AT MORGANTOWN, WV. ^PRIVACY DATA^MADE A FLY-BY THE TOWER AND THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA^CIRCLED THE FIELD WHILE BURNING EXCESS FUEL AND BEFORE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT WAS MADE ANOTHER TRY TO RAISE OR LOWER GEAR ONE MORE TIME ^PRIVACY DATA^THEN STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DID MOVE ABOUT ONE INCH BUT NO MORE. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES NOTED. (SEE ATTACHED SHEET)
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