What happened
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After an hour long flight in the local area, the pilot extended the landing gear in preparation for landing. The pilot stated that the right gear extended and locked but the left gear did not. The pilot then conducted a low altitude fly-by and the tower operator confirmed that the right gear was down and the left gear was not. The pilot elected to retract the landing gear and land on runway 28. There was minor damage to the hull of each float.
After the aircraft was moved to a heated hangar, an aircraft mechanic cycled the landing gear four times and the system performed normally during the retraction and extention cycles. The mechanic suspected that frozen water in the landing gear system or float assembly may have adversely affected the operation of the left landing gear in flight.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER AN HOUR LONG FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED BUT THE LEFT GEAR DID NOT. THE PILOT THEN CONDUCTED A LOW ALTITUDE FLY-BY AND THE TOWER OPERATOR CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE LEFT GEAR WAS NOT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AND LAND ON RUNWAY 28. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HULL OF EACH FLOAT.
AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A HEATED HANGAR, AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR FOUR TIMES AND THE SYSTEM PERFORMED NORMALLY DURING THE RETRACTION AND EXTENTION CYCLES. THE MECHANIC SUSPECTED THAT FROZEN WATER IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OR FLOAT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE OPERATION OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR IN FLIGHT.
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