What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed lake pillsbury airport (IQ5) direct to Santa Rosa (sts). Pilot observed that aircraft main landing gear had failed to extend during final approach to sts. Pilot cycled gear numerous times and noted that a safe gear indication was not illuminated and the gear motor was continuously running. Pilot attempted numerous emergency gear extensions that also failed. Pilot performed a visual inspection of the hydraulic reservoir and noted a depletion of fluid with each gear extension/retraction attempt. The pilot was unable to retract the nose gear. The aircraft landed with nose gear extended and no main wheels. Upon touch down the pilot lost control of the aircraft, and the aircraft departed the runway striking an airport taxi sign. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKE PILLSBURY AIRPORT (IQ5) DIRECT TO SANTA ROSA (STS). PILOT OBSERVED THAT AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD FAILED TO EXTEND DURING FINAL APPROACH TO STS. PILOT CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOTED THAT A SAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR MOTOR WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING. PILOT ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSIONS THAT ALSO FAILED. PILOT PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR AND NOTED A DEPLETION OF FLUID WITH EACH GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION ATTEMPT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND NO MAIN WHEELS. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY STRIKING AN AIRPORT TAXI SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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