What happened
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(-23) Pilot reported, when inbound to runway 14 at H11, after selecting landing gear down, the gear unsafe light (red) remained on. The pilot then selected, gear up and then down with the same result, (no green lights were observed). The pilot stated that he attempted to manually extend the landing gear by cranking until he could no longer turn the crank. The pilot stated that he then performed 2 fly bys to allow ground personnel to inspect gear location and wait for emergency equipment to arrive. The pilot reported that he smelled smoke and then decided to land immediately. During the landing the landing gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop 5' left of the center line. When the a/c was lifted from the runway, maintenance personnel were able to manually crank the gear down and install locks. Gear motor failure is suspected.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED, WHEN INBOUND TO RUNWAY 14 AT H11, AFTER SELECTING LANDING GEAR DOWN, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT (RED) REMAINED ON. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED, GEAR UP AND THEN DOWN WITH THE SAME RESULT, (NO GREEN LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BY CRANKING UNTIL HE COULD NO LONGER TURN THE CRANK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN PERFORMED 2 FLY BYS TO ALLOW GROUND PERSONNEL TO INSPECT GEAR LOCATION AND WAIT FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO ARRIVE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN DECIDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. DURING THE LANDING THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP 5' LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. WHEN THE A/C WAS LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY CRANK THE GEAR DOWN AND INSTALL LOCKS. GEAR MOTOR FAILURE IS SUSPECTED.
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