What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 18, 2006 the pilot privacy data omitted was practicing takeoffs and landings at the greeley airport. After departing the greeley airport the aircraft experienced an electrical failure. The pilot privacy data omitted tried to put the gear in the down position, but it only came down part way. He cranked the landing gear down manually, but failed to ensure that it was all the way down. The aircraft flight manual states that it takes approximately fifty turns to completely put the gear all the way down. The pilot privacy data omitted is not sure how many times he turned the gear crank. He landed at the Fort Collins Downtown airport and the nose gear collapsed, the aircraft swerved sideways and one of the main gears also collapsed. The pilot and passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 18, 2006 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE GREELEY AIRPORT. AFTER DEPARTING THE GREELEY AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ TRIED TO PUT THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT IT ONLY CAME DOWN PART WAY. HE CRANKED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN MANUALLY, BUT FAILED TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL STATES THAT IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY FIFTY TURNS TO COMPLETELY PUT THE GEAR ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ IS NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES HE TURNED THE GEAR CRANK. HE LANDED AT THE FORT COLLINS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED SIDEWAYS AND ONE OF THE MAIN GEARS ALSO COLLAPSED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
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