What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On landing at the Sitka airport the left and right main landing gear truck and wheel assembly retracted into the wheel well causing the both floats to contact the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage only to the keel strips just forward of the wheel well.
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING AT THE SITKA AIRPORT THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUCK AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING THE BOTH FLOATS TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE ONLY TO THE KEEL STRIPS JUST FORWARD OF THE WHEEL WELL.
Other reports on N60TF · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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