What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 28, 2005, at approximately 1630 CST, the pilot and sole occupant departed from kent county municipal airport (22F). Upon retraction of the landing gear, the pilot stated that the cabin door popped open. The pilot attempted to return to the airport and had problems lowering the landing gear. The pilot decided to divert to lubbock international airport (lbb). The pilot stated that after a few minutes he could no longer hold the cabin door closed and decided to land at crosbytown municipal airport (8F3). The pilot setup for the approach to runway 35, manually extended the gear but did not get a green light indication. Tire marks approximately .4 miles from the runway threshold show that the aircraft veered to the left and exited the runway. Impact marks from the right propeller were found on the runway and marks in the field were caused by the left propeller. The landing gear collapsed shortly after the aircraft exited the runway. The aircraft came to rest facing southeast adjacent to the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right engine mount beams, lower fuselage, nose section, right tip tank, and both propellers. The pilot sustained a minor bruise to the left tibia.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 28, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT DEPARTED FROM KENT COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (22F). UPON RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND HAD PROBLEMS LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LBB). THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE COULD NO LONGER HOLD THE CABIN DOOR CLOSED AND DECIDED TO LAND AT CROSBYTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (8F3). THE PILOT SETUP FOR THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35, MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. TIRE MARKS APPROXIMATELY .4 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD SHOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. IMPACT MARKS FROM THE RIGHT PROPELLER WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AND MARKS IN THE FIELD WERE CAUSED BY THE LEFT PROPELLER. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING SOUTHEAST ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT BEAMS, LOWER FUSELAGE, NOSE SECTION, RIGHT TIP TANK, AND BOTH PROPELLERS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR BRUISE TO THE LEFT TIBIA.
NTSB investigation
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