What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft experienced a gear malfunction after takeoff, which was the aircraft's first flight after maintenance. The maintenance involved a related gear problem that resulted in replacing some hydraulic components. According to the pilot, the in-transit light stayed illuminated all through the flight with the right main gear not retracting completely into the wheel well. The gear handle was cycled down and the nose and left main gear operated normally indicating down and locked with their respective green lights "on." There were attempts made to get the right gear down such as: conducting flight turning maneuvers and bouncing on the runway hoping to dislodge the gear, which all attempts failed. After approximately two (2) hours, the pilot landed the aircraft on the remaining gear holding it up until finally touching the right wing, which caused the aircraft to spin onto a soft dirt area. There was minimal damage to the right flap and lower aileron control areas.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GEAR MALFUNCTION AFTER TAKEOFF, WHICH WAS THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRST FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE. THE MAINTENANCE INVOLVED A RELATED GEAR PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN REPLACING SOME HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE IN-TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED ALL THROUGH THE FLIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR NOT RETRACTING COMPLETELY INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS CYCLED DOWN AND THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE GREEN LIGHTS "ON." THERE WERE ATTEMPTS MADE TO GET THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN SUCH AS: CONDUCTING FLIGHT TURNING MANEUVERS AND BOUNCING ON THE RUNWAY HOPING TO DISLODGE THE GEAR, WHICH ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) HOURS, THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE REMAINING GEAR HOLDING IT UP UNTIL FINALLY TOUCHING THE RIGHT WING, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN ONTO A SOFT DIRT AREA. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP AND LOWER AILERON CONTROL AREAS.
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