What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On a VFR trip to brainerd, MN (brd) from Alexandria, MN. (Axn), the pilot prepared for approach and landing at brd and was unable to lower the landing gear. He diverted north of the airport and completed the emergency gear extention checklist and found he was also unable to manually extend the landing gear. He talked to maintenance personal to try and diagnose the problem and was unable to find another alternate method of lowering the gear. He returned to axn and flew for a time to use up excess fuel and then landed the aircraft with the landing gear retracted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON A VFR TRIP TO BRAINERD, MN (BRD) FROM ALEXANDRIA, MN. (AXN), THE PILOT PREPARED FOR APPROACH AND LANDING AT BRD AND WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE DIVERTED NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AND COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENTION CHECKLIST AND FOUND HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. HE TALKED TO MAINTENANCE PERSONAL TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANOTHER ALTERNATE METHOD OF LOWERING THE GEAR. HE RETURNED TO AXN AND FLEW FOR A TIME TO USE UP EXCESS FUEL AND THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.
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