What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Landing gear circuit breaker popped while gear was in transit leaving it partially extended. Pilot did not notice gear indicator light, due to dimming of illumination since nav. Lights were on. (Navigation lights dim gear indication lights for night ops.) Contributing factor was additional traffic, in the pattern including one approaching head on on the opposite rwy.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHILE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT LEAVING IT PARTIALLY EXTENDED. PILOT DID NOT NOTICE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT, DUE TO DIMMING OF ILLUMINATION SINCE NAV. LIGHTS WERE ON. (NAVIGATION LIGHTS DIM GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS FOR NIGHT OPS.) CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, IN THE PATTERN INCLUDING ONE APPROACHING HEAD ON ON THE OPPOSITE RWY.
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