What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12/08/2009, pilot of N8577A, an older 1948 bonanza was landing at Corvallis Oregon airport for purposes of takeoff and landing practice to include transitioning into night landings late in the afternoon. The pilot flew over the airport and entered left downwind for runway 35. He put the gear selector into the down position and noticed the change with drag and noise. He then saw a green light indicating gear down. This aircraft has a generator and not an alternator. The circuit breaker had popped and the pilot hadn't noticed it. Maintenance inspector privacy data omitted, familiar with this aircraft having worked on it in industry prior to the FAA, inspected it at Corvallis after being moved into a hangar with the gear secured down. Minor damage occurred to the nose gear door and propellor. The nose gear doors showed damaged indicative of landing with the nose gear doors down and not the nose gear. Followup gear swing by Corvallis aero maintenance indicated the gear could not go down without popping a circuit breaker and showed a green light without being down and locked. The pilot indicated he had not confirmed whether the gear was down with the mechanical indicator. A followup report as to why this occurred has been requested by inspector privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted, iic from the owner, privacy data omitted and Corvallis aero director of maintenance. The pilot was counselled to verify the gear position when operated by looking at both the light and mechanical indicator. Annual inspection was conducted July 20, 2009. No further action planned.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/08/2009, PILOT OF N8577A, AN OLDER 1948 BONANZA WAS LANDING AT CORVALLIS OREGON AIRPORT FOR PURPOSES OF TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE TO INCLUDE TRANSITIONING INTO NIGHT LANDINGS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35. HE PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO THE DOWN POSITION AND NOTICED THE CHANGE WITH DRAG AND NOISE. HE THEN SAW A GREEN LIGHT INDICATING GEAR DOWN. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A GENERATOR AND NOT AN ALTERNATOR. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED AND THE PILOT HADN'T NOTICED IT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FAMILIAR WITH THIS AIRCRAFT HAVING WORKED ON IT IN INDUSTRY PRIOR TO THE FAA, INSPECTED IT AT CORVALLIS AFTER BEING MOVED INTO A HANGAR WITH THE GEAR SECURED DOWN. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE NOSE GEAR DOOR AND PROPELLOR. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS SHOWED DAMAGED INDICATIVE OF LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOORS DOWN AND NOT THE NOSE GEAR. FOLLOWUP GEAR SWING BY CORVALLIS AERO MAINTENANCE INDICATED THE GEAR COULD NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT POPPING A CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SHOWED A GREEN LIGHT WITHOUT BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD NOT CONFIRMED WHETHER THE GEAR WAS DOWN WITH THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR. A FOLLOWUP REPORT AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IIC FROM THE OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CORVALLIS AERO DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELLED TO VERIFY THE GEAR POSITION WHEN OPERATED BY LOOKING AT BOTH THE LIGHT AND MECHANICAL INDICATOR. ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED JULY 20, 2009. NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED.