What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was attempting to fly his newly purchased Lake aircraft from Bradley air strip Alaska to chena marina Alaska on ferry permit. This aircraft is not in annual and is the reason for the ferry flight, to get the aircraft annualed. privacy data omitted Has less than one hour of flight time in this type aircraft and did not become familiar with its systems. He took off at Bradley and cycled the landing gear up, the gear came up and locked. privacy data omitted Cycled the gear down and only one main landing gear came down but did not lock. After attempting to pump the landing gear the rest of the way down with no success he decided to land the aircraft on its belly.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY HIS NEWLY PURCHASED LAKE AIRCRAFT FROM BRADLEY AIR STRIP ALASKA TO CHENA MARINA ALASKA ON FERRY PERMIT. THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT IN ANNUAL AND IS THE REASON FOR THE FERRY FLIGHT, TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ANNUALED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ITS SYSTEMS. HE TOOK OFF AT BRADLEY AND CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR UP, THE GEAR CAME UP AND LOCKED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CYCLED THE GEAR DOWN AND ONLY ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN BUT DID NOT LOCK. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PUMP THE LANDING GEAR THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN WITH NO SUCCESS HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BELLY.
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