What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 12, 2008 this office received a report from st. thomas; air traffic control reporting that on June 1, 2008 aero commander 500B, aircraft registration N411FS was on arrival to Cyril e. King airport (stt) with landing gear malfunctions. The pilot in command privacy data omitted reported problems with landing gears according to the pilot statement “about 20 miles in he noted the hydraulic pressure stated fluctuating, he monitored it because the aux works at 600PSI he noted the pressure fell to 800PSI and returned to 1100 PSI; he reduced airspeed and lowered the landing gear, the nose and right main gears locked” the pilot attempted twice landing on the right wheel to attempt to lock the left gear; however his attempt failed. The pilot initiated the emergency lowering of the gear, without success the pilot. Followed the emergency procedures and the aircraft engines were shut down as a precautionary measure. The aircraft landed on the right and nose gear the pilot held the aircraft as long as he could, the aircraft fell on the left side (left gear collapesd) and slid to a stop. The flight originated at from dominica.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 12, 2008 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM ST. THOMAS; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTING THAT ON JUNE 1, 2008 AERO COMMANDER 500B, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N411FS WAS ON ARRIVAL TO CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT (STT) WITH LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTIONS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH LANDING GEARS ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENT “ABOUT 20 MILES IN HE NOTED THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE STATED FLUCTUATING, HE MONITORED IT BECAUSE THE AUX WORKS AT 600PSI HE NOTED THE PRESSURE FELL TO 800PSI AND RETURNED TO 1100 PSI; HE REDUCED AIRSPEED AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEARS LOCKED” THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TWICE LANDING ON THE RIGHT WHEEL TO ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE LEFT GEAR; HOWEVER HIS ATTEMPT FAILED. THE PILOT INITIATED THE EMERGENCY LOWERING OF THE GEAR, WITHOUT SUCCESS THE PILOT. FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIGHT AND NOSE GEAR THE PILOT HELD THE AIRCRAFT AS LONG AS HE COULD, THE AIRCRAFT FELL ON THE LEFT SIDE (LEFT GEAR COLLAPESD) AND SLID TO A STOP. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FROM DOMINICA.
NTSB investigation
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