What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left main gear would not extend out of the wheel well. Nose and right main gear extended down and locked normal. Pilot made decision to land aircraft with all three landing gear in the up and locked position. Aircraft slid to a stop on runway damaging the propeller, lower fuslage skin and some anttenas. Pilot medical certificate was expired. Transponder and static certification was expired. Pilot flew aircraft before maintenance records were completed for service to shimmy dampner.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED DOWN AND LOCKED NORMAL. PILOT MADE DECISION TO LAND AIRCRAFT WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON RUNWAY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, LOWER FUSLAGE SKIN AND SOME ANTTENAS. PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS EXPIRED. TRANSPONDER AND STATIC CERTIFICATION WAS EXPIRED. PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT BEFORE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE COMPLETED FOR SERVICE TO SHIMMY DAMPNER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.