What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot/owner took possession of N13CW at the Rome airport following annual inspection and performed maintenance by l & m aircraft, privacy data omitted. Destination airport was cedartown Georgia, 12 NM to the south. Upon arrival, the landing gear failed to extend fully. The aircraft was then flown back to rmg and air ground communications was made with the repair station owner, privacy data omitted ^. Emergency procedures to extend the gear failed and a fly by was made to inspect the landing gear. The main gear were extended and locked. However, the nose gear doors were closed with the nose wheel assembly in the retracted position. The pilot owner elected to have the runway formed and a gear up landing was made successfully. A post incident inspection was conducted by inspector privacy data omitted at the l and m aircraft repair station at the Rome airport on July 19, 2005. Contact was made with privacy data omitted who stated that the right nose gear door became bound against the right keel, (nose gear opening). Operation of the gear in the normal and emergency mode would not free the nose gear door, right side. privacy data omitted ^ Went on to state that six complete (fault free) cycles of the gear were made during the course of the annual inspection in both the normal and emergency operation(s). The engine cowling was accessed after this event (however) and upon reinstallation, may have bound up the gear doors.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT/OWNER TOOK POSSESSION OF N13CW AT THE ROME AIRPORT FOLLOWING ANNUAL INSPECTION AND PERFORMED MAINTENANCE BY L & M AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^. DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS CEDARTOWN GEORGIA, 12 NM TO THE SOUTH. UPON ARRIVAL, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN BACK TO RMG AND AIR GROUND COMMUNICATIONS WAS MADE WITH THE REPAIR STATION OWNER, ^PRIVACY ^. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO EXTEND THE GEAR FAILED AND A FLY BY WAS MADE TO INSPECT THE LANDING GEAR. THE MAIN GEAR WERE EXTENDED AND LOCKED. HOWEVER, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE PILOT OWNER ELECTED TO HAVE THE RUNWAY FORMED AND A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE SUCCESSFULLY. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY D^ AT THE L AND M AIRCRAFT REPAIR STATION AT THE ROME AIRPORT ON JULY 19, 2005. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WHO STATED THAT THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR BECAME BOUND AGAINST THE RIGHT KEEL, (NOSE GEAR OPENING). OPERATION OF THE GEAR IN THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY MODE WOULD NOT FREE THE NOSE GEAR DOOR, RIGHT SIDE. ^PRIVACY ^ WENT ON TO STATE THAT SIX COMPLETE (FAULT FREE) CYCLES OF THE GEAR WERE MADE DURING THE COURSE OF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION IN BOTH THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY OPERATION(S). THE ENGINE COWLING WAS ACCESSED AFTER THIS EVENT (HOWEVER) AND UPON REINSTALLATION, MAY HAVE BOUND UP THE GEAR DOORS.
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