What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The landing gear on CE-210 N7499E failed to lock down in the extended position. The pilot landed the aircraft, damaging the left horizontal stabilizer. privacy data omitted (-23 Amendment) accident aircraft experienced landing gear system malfunction and could only extend nose gear. Pilot made approach and landing to grass paralleling the runway. After touchdown, aircraft wing dipped left and left horizontal stab and left elevator were bent and damaged as aircraft skidded left across the runway to a stop on other side. Pictures provided by local resident to substantiate level of damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE LANDING GEAR ON CE-210 N7499E FAILED TO LOCK DOWN IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGING THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23 AMENDMENT) ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND COULD ONLY EXTEND NOSE GEAR. PILOT MADE APPROACH AND LANDING TO GRASS PARALLELING THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT WING DIPPED LEFT AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB AND LEFT ELEVATOR WERE BENT AND DAMAGED AS AIRCRAFT SKIDDED LEFT ACROSS THE RUNWAY TO A STOP ON OTHER SIDE. PICTURES PROVIDED BY LOCAL RESIDENT TO SUBSTANTIATE LEVEL OF DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.