What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On Saturday August 25, 2001, pilot departed Houma/Terrebonne airport at approximately 3:30 pm for a test flight around the Houma area. Approximately five minutes into the flight the pilot noticed the gear up light was blinking. Pilot put the gear handle down to cycle the gear, pilot noticed that the gear light did not come on, soon after the gear horn came on indicating that the gear was not down. Pilot made a pass by the ATC tower and ATC reported that the gear was down and locked. The gear horn was still blowing, pilot reported back to ATC to get emergency crews ready, he will be making a emergency landing. Aircraft landed and rolled for 15 seconds and then the left landing gear folded under, aircraft sustained minor damage to the flaps, aileron, and propeller. Landing gear over center lock snapped in half.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON SATURDAY AUGUST 25, 2001, PILOT DEPARTED HOUMA/TERREBONNE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM FOR A TEST FLIGHT AROUND THE HOUMA AREA. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR UP LIGHT WAS BLINKING. PILOT PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN TO CYCLE THE GEAR, PILOT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, SOON AFTER THE GEAR HORN CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. PILOT MADE A PASS BY THE ATC TOWER AND ATC REPORTED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE GEAR HORN WAS STILL BLOWING, PILOT REPORTED BACK TO ATC TO GET EMERGENCY CREWS READY, HE WILL BE MAKING A EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND ROLLED FOR 15 SECONDS AND THEN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, AILERON, AND PROPELLER. LANDING GEAR OVER CENTER LOCK SNAPPED IN HALF.
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