What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off on runway 35 at Aurora State Airport. On climb-out pilot noted landing gear remained down. Attempted to cycle gear several times while remaining in pattern. Gear positon indicating lights were not illuminated. Pilot visually checked LH gear out LH window and in mirror on LH wing. Said he had the visual appearance all three gear were down and locked. Pilot did not perform emergency checklist procedure or any other check of the landing gear. During landing the right wing settled further than the LH wing, pilot attempted to keep it up and steered to the right during his rollout. The right main gear folded back and retracted into wheel wheel. The aircraft slide to the right into a grassy area between runway 35 and the taxiway east of runway 35. The aircraft slid on the nose gear, LH gear, right wing tip and the right hand elevator causing substanial damage to the elevator and horizontal stabilizer. Aircraft came to rest in soft dirt with no injuries to passengers.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 35 AT AURORA STATE AIRPORT. ON CLIMB-OUT PILOT NOTED LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN. ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE REMAINING IN PATTERN. GEAR POSITON INDICATING LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. PILOT VISUALLY CHECKED LH GEAR OUT LH WINDOW AND IN MIRROR ON LH WING. SAID HE HAD THE VISUAL APPEARANCE ALL THREE GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT DID NOT PERFORM EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURE OR ANY OTHER CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR. DURING LANDING THE RIGHT WING SETTLED FURTHER THAN THE LH WING, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KEEP IT UP AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT DURING HIS ROLLOUT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED BACK AND RETRACTED INTO WHEEL WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE TO THE RIGHT INTO A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 35 AND THE TAXIWAY EAST OF RUNWAY 35. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE NOSE GEAR, LH GEAR, RIGHT WING TIP AND THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR CAUSING SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN SOFT DIRT WITH NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
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