What happened
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(-23) Pilot and flight instructor lowered were configuring the aircraft for a power on stall, they lowered the landing gear and did noy get a green gear down indication light. They noticed that the left main landing gear did not extend. They recycled the landing gear switch and got the same result. They tried to pump the gear down and had no success. The instructor tried some high g maneuvers in attempt to shake the gear down and this was unsuccessful also. The pilot contacted American flyers maintenance for assistance and they refered to the maintenance manuals and informed the pilot that he had done everything possible and he should retract the gear and execute a gear up landing. The Morristown airport control tower was contacted and informed of the situation, and the flight crew requested a flyby to get a visual check fo the landing gear. The left main gear was observed to be partially out of the wheel well. A gear up landing was made on runway 31. Prior to landing, the instructor shut the engine down with the misture control and closed the fuel shut off valve. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the underside of the fuselage, and both propeller blades were bent.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LOWERED WERE CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A POWER ON STALL, THEY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOY GET A GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHT. THEY NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THEY RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. THEY TRIED TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN AND HAD NO SUCCESS. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED SOME HIGH G MANEUVERS IN ATTEMPT TO SHAKE THE GEAR DOWN AND THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL ALSO. THE PILOT CONTACTED AMERICAN FLYERS MAINTENANCE FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY REFERED TO THE MAINTENANCE MANUALS AND INFORMED THE PILOT THAT HE HAD DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND HE SHOULD RETRACT THE GEAR AND EXECUTE A GEAR UP LANDING. THE MORRISTOWN AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE SITUATION, AND THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED A FLYBY TO GET A VISUAL CHECK FO THE LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO BE PARTIALLY OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 31. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN WITH THE MISTURE CONTROL AND CLOSED THE FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT.
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