What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot lowered landing gear using power system, but received an unsafe gear indicator light. Made pass over runway for tower personnel to examine gear position and was told gear looked down and okay. Contacted maintenance personnel and made pass over runway and they agreed gear appeared down and safe. Pilot attempted additional gear extension cycles, both electrically and manually, but still received unsafe light. Based on ground witnesses, pilot elected to attempt normal landing thinking he was getting possible false indication. Upon touchdown, the aircraft's right MLG folded first, followed by the nose and left MLG. The aircraft departed the runway to the right side. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft without incident. There was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LOWERED LANDING GEAR USING POWER SYSTEM, BUT RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT. MADE PASS OVER RUNWAY FOR TOWER PERSONNEL TO EXAMINE GEAR POSITION AND WAS TOLD GEAR LOOKED DOWN AND OKAY. CONTACTED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND MADE PASS OVER RUNWAY AND THEY AGREED GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND SAFE. PILOT ATTEMPTED ADDITIONAL GEAR EXTENSION CYCLES, BOTH ELECTRICALLY AND MANUALLY, BUT STILL RECEIVED UNSAFE LIGHT. BASED ON GROUND WITNESSES, PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT NORMAL LANDING THINKING HE WAS GETTING POSSIBLE FALSE INDICATION. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MLG FOLDED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE AND LEFT MLG. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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