What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 1, 2003, at 1200 eastern standard time, a Beechcraft baron 95-C55, N911WR, operated by james w. crews, experienced the collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll at the Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The airplane sustained minor damage and there were no injuries to the pilot or passengers. The pilot reported that after takeoff the landing gear retracted without incident. The pilot further reported that when he extended the landing gear for landing, that he did not notice anything out of the ordinary, that after he checked the gear down indicator, he returned his concentration to the approach and subsequent landing. Shortly after landing, the right gear collapsed, followed by the other left and nose gears. The aircraft skidded to a stop within approximately 400 feet. The passengers stated that they had flown with Mr. Crews on the same aircraft and did not notice anything prior to landing. A witness on the ground noticed that the intergear doors were hanging down and the nose gear appeared to be trailing slightly when the aircraft was on short final. The witness was not in position where he could alert the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2003, AT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECHCRAFT BARON 95-C55, N911WR, OPERATED BY JAMES W. CREWS, EXPERIENCED THE COLLAPSE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT WHEN HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING, THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, THAT AFTER HE CHECKED THE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR, HE RETURNED HIS CONCENTRATION TO THE APPROACH AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER LEFT AND NOSE GEARS. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET. THE PASSENGERS STATED THAT THEY HAD FLOWN WITH MR. CREWS ON THE SAME AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING PRIOR TO LANDING. A WITNESS ON THE GROUND NOTICED THAT THE INTERGEAR DOORS WERE HANGING DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE TRAILING SLIGHTLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL. THE WITNESS WAS NOT IN POSITION WHERE HE COULD ALERT THE PILOT.
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