What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was on return trip to Shelby, NC (eho) after three hour flight from flint, mi (fnt). Although the flight was conducted under IFR the weather was VFR and not a factor. The pilot canceled IFR when the Shelby airport was in sight and it wasn't until he lowered the landing gear that he realized that he had a gear problem. The right main landing gear indicator did not indicate a safe gear extension and after manual extension the gear safe light still did not indicate down and locked for landing . The pilot radioed the ground personnel at Shelby airport and made a flyby so they could view his landing gear with binoculars. They reported that the gear appeared down and locked. The pilot attempted a landing and the right main gear collapsed at touchdown. The aircraft sustained damage to the underside of the right wing, the right engine and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON RETURN TRIP TO SHELBY, NC (EHO) AFTER THREE HOUR FLIGHT FROM FLINT, MI (FNT). ALTHOUGH THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER IFR THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT CANCELED IFR WHEN THE SHELBY AIRPORT WAS IN SIGHT AND IT WASN'T UNTIL HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR THAT HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD A GEAR PROBLEM. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE A SAFE GEAR EXTENSION AND AFTER MANUAL EXTENSION THE GEAR SAFE LIGHT STILL DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED FOR LANDING . THE PILOT RADIOED THE GROUND PERSONNEL AT SHELBY AIRPORT AND MADE A FLYBY SO THEY COULD VIEW HIS LANDING GEAR WITH BINOCULARS. THEY REPORTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING, THE RIGHT ENGINE AND PROPELLER.
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