What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated that he was on IFR to port isabel when on approach the gear failed to come down and produce three green lights. Upon several attempts with no action he notified tower. They sent him to brownville airport at which he tried the emergency procedures and pumped approx 100 times, with still no green lights. He performed a fly by for tower to inspect. Tower stated that the gears appeared to be down, after foam the aircraft began landing, as soon as weight began to be on the gears all three collapsed. The pilot stated damage was limited to prop strike and belly scraping.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON IFR TO PORT ISABEL WHEN ON APPROACH THE GEAR FAILED TO COME DOWN AND PRODUCE THREE GREEN LIGHTS. UPON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH NO ACTION HE NOTIFIED TOWER. THEY SENT HIM TO BROWNVILLE AIRPORT AT WHICH HE TRIED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND PUMPED APPROX 100 TIMES, WITH STILL NO GREEN LIGHTS. HE PERFORMED A FLY BY FOR TOWER TO INSPECT. TOWER STATED THAT THE GEARS APPEARED TO BE DOWN, AFTER FOAM THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LANDING, AS SOON AS WEIGHT BEGAN TO BE ON THE GEARS ALL THREE COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PROP STRIKE AND BELLY SCRAPING.
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