What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On April 25, 2002, about 1740 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N237SM, registered to mba graphics of Tampa, struck the ground after landing with the left main gear up at Vandenberg Airport, Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commercial-rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight had departed from the same airport about 1600. According to the pilot and witnesses the left main landing gear would not extend. The pilot flew over the airport for about 1 1/2 hours to burn fuel. He landed on the grass next to the paved runway, touching down on the nose and right main landing gears. The airplane settled on the left wing, turned left onto the paved runway and came to rest 180 degrees opposite the direction of touchdown. (-23) on April 25, 2002, at 1741 local time, a Cessna 421, N237SM, registered to mba graphics of Tampa, inc. landed with a broken left landing gear trunnion at vandenburg airport (X16), Tampa, Florida, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR fligh t plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at vandenburg airport (X16), Tampa, Florida at 1725 local time.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 25, 2002, ABOUT 1740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 421C, N237SM, REGISTERED TO MBA GRAPHICS OF TAMPA, STRUCK THE GROUND AFTER LANDING WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UP AT VANDENBERG AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 1600. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND WITNESSES THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS TO BURN FUEL. HE LANDED ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE PAVED RUNWAY, TOUCHING DOWN ON THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEARS. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ON THE LEFT WING, TURNED LEFT ONTO THE PAVED RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF TOUCHDOWN. (-23) ON APRIL 25, 2002, AT 1741 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 421, N237SM, REGISTERED TO MBA GRAPHICS OF TAMPA, INC. LANDED WITH A BROKEN LEFT LANDING GEAR TRUNNION AT VANDENBURG AIRPORT (X16), TAMPA, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGH T PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VANDENBURG AIRPORT (X16), TAMPA, FLORIDA AT 1725 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
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