What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Landing gear would not extend fully. Flight manual and check list procedures were used for manual extension but the main gear would not extend. Nose gear was down. Rear propeller was feathered. The aircraft landed on runway 24 at Gainesville, IL. The result was minor damage to the skin and landing gear doors. One blade of the rear propeller was bent since it was not horizontal when the landing was made. No damage to the front propeller. Landing gear retaining ring had come out of position allowing all the fluid to escape. See item c, d, and e above.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY. FLIGHT MANUAL AND CHECK LIST PROCEDURES WERE USED FOR MANUAL EXTENSION BUT THE MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. REAR PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 AT GAINESVILLE, IL. THE RESULT WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN AND LANDING GEAR DOORS. ONE BLADE OF THE REAR PROPELLER WAS BENT SINCE IT WAS NOT HORIZONTAL WHEN THE LANDING WAS MADE. NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PROPELLER. LANDING GEAR RETAINING RING HAD COME OUT OF POSITION ALLOWING ALL THE FLUID TO ESCAPE. SEE ITEM C, D, AND E ABOVE.
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