What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On April 28, 2001, on climb out from hpy in baytown, TX the pilot noticed the landing gear would not fully retract. After several attempts the gear finally retracted. The pilot decided to return to hpy and get the aircraft looked at by maintenance personnel upon selecting the gear down the gear started to extend and stopped midway. The pilot could not get the gear down and locked electrically or manually. The aircraft was then flown to iah in Houston, TX where a gear up landing was made. The cause of the incident is not known at this time, when the cause has been determined maintenance personnel will submit a malfunction or defect report. There was minor damage to the aircraft the pilot and one passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON APRIL 28, 2001, ON CLIMB OUT FROM HPY IN BAYTOWN, TX THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE GEAR FINALLY RETRACTED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO HPY AND GET THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED AT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL UPON SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN THE GEAR STARTED TO EXTEND AND STOPPED MIDWAY. THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO IAH IN HOUSTON, TX WHERE A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, WHEN THE CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
Other reports on N975WA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.