What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon entering the pattern at Stinson municipal airport in san antonio, TX, the commercial pilot observed an unsafe gear indication. He abandoned the approach and worked to manually extend the landing gear using procedures outlined in the manufacturer's pilot operating handbook. Repeated attempts were unsuccessful, and emergency was declared and the airacraft returned to its home base, San Marcos Municipal Airport in San Marcos, TX. Upon touchdown, the left main landing gear remained partially extended. As the aircraft slowed, the left wingtip made contact with the runway, and the aircraft veered left, remaining on the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the left wingtip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON ENTERING THE PATTERN AT STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OBSERVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. HE ABANDONED THE APPROACH AND WORKED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK. REPEATED ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRACRAFT RETURNED TO ITS HOME BASE, SAN MARCOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN SAN MARCOS, TX. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED PARTIALLY EXTENDED. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE LEFT WINGTIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, REMAINING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP.
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