What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)After takeoff, when 'gear up' was selected, the gear moved only a short distance and then stopped. Then, the pilot selected 'down', but did not get a green light. He flew from waverly, TN, with the gear in that position. When he arrived at Topeka, he attempted to extend the gear manually. He did not know the correct procedure, which resulted in the gear not being in the locked down position. After touching down, as the weight of the aircraft was applied to the gear, the landing gear folded. Although there was a mechanical reason for the original failure, if the pilot had used the correct manual gear extentsion procedure, the landing would have been normal. The pilot's medical certificate had expired on March 31, 2001.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN 'GEAR UP' WAS SELECTED, THE GEAR MOVED ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN STOPPED. THEN, THE PILOT SELECTED 'DOWN', BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT. HE FLEW FROM WAVERLY, TN, WITH THE GEAR IN THAT POSITION. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT TOPEKA, HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY. HE DID NOT KNOW THE CORRECT PROCEDURE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE GEAR NOT BEING IN THE LOCKED DOWN POSITION. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, AS THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPLIED TO THE GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A MECHANICAL REASON FOR THE ORIGINAL FAILURE, IF THE PILOT HAD USED THE CORRECT MANUAL GEAR EXTENTSION PROCEDURE, THE LANDING WOULD HAVE BEEN NORMAL. THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2001.
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