What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 4, 2006, N9394D, a Cessna model CE-172RG aircraft departed ksee on a local personal flight. At 1811 PDT, the pilot extended the landing gear for landing at krnm. The pilot states the right main landing gear failed to extend, so he tried the emergency hand pump, but that also failed to extend the gear. The pilot, who is also an aircraft mechanic, realized that some sort of mechanical failure had occurred and elected to land the aircraft gear up. The pilot and passenger were not injured, and the aircraft was not seriously damaged. Investigation of this incident revealed the right main gear housing had failed at a through bolt hole. An m or d report has been completed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 4, 2006, N9394D, A CESSNA MODEL CE-172RG AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KSEE ON A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT. AT 1811 PDT, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AT KRNM. THE PILOT STATES THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, SO HE TRIED THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP, BUT THAT ALSO FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, REALIZED THAT SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AND ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HOUSING HAD FAILED AT A THROUGH BOLT HOLE. AN M OR D REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
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