What happened
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(-23) The aircraft approached to land rwy 28 at tvc and did not have gear down indication lights. The tower told the pilot that the gear appeared to be down. The pilot did not attempt to use the gear emergency extend system. The right main gear collapsed after landing. The aircraft slid to the right and the right wing impacted a runway light. Damage occurred to the right wing structure, wing tip, aileron hinge supports, lower cowling and prop. (.19) on August 12, 2001, at 1558 eastern daylight time, a globe GC-1B, N80917, owned and piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when the right main landing gear collapsed while landing on runway 28 (6,501 feet by 150 feet, dry asphalt), at the Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City, Michigan. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The local flight originated at an undetermined time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED TO LAND RWY 28 AT TVC AND DID NOT HAVE GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHTS. THE TOWER TOLD THE PILOT THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE GEAR EMERGENCY EXTEND SYSTEM. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT WING STRUCTURE, WING TIP, AILERON HINGE SUPPORTS, LOWER COWLING AND PROP. (.19) ON AUGUST 12, 2001, AT 1558 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GLOBE GC-1B, N80917, OWNED AND PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 (6,501 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY ASPHALT), AT THE CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT, TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.
NTSB investigation
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