What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed jyo at 2050Z. He heard a popping sound when he retracted the landing gear and did not get a gear up indication. He proceeded to hef where he made several attempts to lower the gear followed by low passes of the control tower to determine the condition of the gear. All three landing gear were halfway down and could not be moved. The pilot landed on runway 34R. The props were feathered on short final and damage was limited to landing gear and doors. The nose gear failed in a forward position causing minor damage to the nose section of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED JYO AT 2050Z. HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND WHEN HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT GET A GEAR UP INDICATION. HE PROCEEDED TO HEF WHERE HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR FOLLOWED BY LOW PASSES OF THE CONTROL TOWER TO DETERMINE THE CONDITION OF THE GEAR. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE HALFWAY DOWN AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 34R. THE PROPS WERE FEATHERED ON SHORT FINAL AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO LANDING GEAR AND DOORS. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED IN A FORWARD POSITION CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.
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