What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Private pilot privacy data omitted was the pilot of a Piper comanche N5451P when it departed Mineral Wells Airport (mwl) on February 2, 2009 at approximately 18:30 CST. The landing gear failed to retract completely after take off. privacy data omitted Then attempted to extend the landing gear without success. privacy data omitted Then made several attempts to extend the landing gear using the “emergency landing gear system”. privacy data omitted Elected to return to Mineral Wells, Texas and conduct an emergency landing parallel to runway 31 in the grass. This decision was made after conferring with the airport manager via radio. An inspection of the aircraft made by the FAA airworthiness personnel determined the landing gear failed to operate properly because of insufficient lubrication of the wire cables that operate the landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT OF A PIPER COMANCHE N5451P WHEN IT DEPARTED MINERAL WELLS AIRPORT (MWL) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:30 CST. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT COMPLETELY AFTER TAKE OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING THE “EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR SYSTEM”. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO RETURN TO MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS AND CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY LANDING PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 31 IN THE GRASS. THIS DECISION WAS MADE AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE AIRPORT MANAGER VIA RADIO. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE BY THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE WIRE CABLES THAT OPERATE THE LANDING GEAR.
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