What happened
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(-23) Pilot reported that during cruise he noticed that the landing gear up light was not on. Landing gear circuit breaker was popped. Resetting breaker and recycling landing gear did not correct the problem. After hand cranking the emergency gear handle 85 turns to extend the landing gear, the mechanical indicator did not indicate that the landing gear was locked down. The pilot suspected that the landing gear was stuck in some mid-position. Landing was made with minor damage to the aircraft. Further information received by the FAA inspector revealed that when the aircraft was lifted from the runway, the right hand landing gear was stuck in the mid-position and had to be pulled down and wire locked.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE HE NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR UP LIGHT WAS NOT ON. LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. RESETTING BREAKER AND RECYCLING LANDING GEAR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER HAND CRANKING THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE 85 TURNS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOCKED DOWN. THE PILOT SUSPECTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN SOME MID-POSITION. LANDING WAS MADE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN THE MID-POSITION AND HAD TO BE PULLED DOWN AND WIRE LOCKED.
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