What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was a local checkout flight for the pilot in the left seat. The instructor in the right seat first noticed an unsafe gear indication during slow flight in the practice area. Numerous attempts were made to recycle the gear but three green could not be obtained. The pilots flew past the sus tower for a gear check with the gear handle in the down position. The tower indicated that the gear appeared to be down. A mower near the runway later stated that the gear looked good on the first pass. The crew elected to attempt a manual gear extension on downwind using the checklist. A subsequent gear check was not accomplished after the manual gear extension procedure was completed. The mower later stated that the gear appeared to be canted inward during the last approach, but he did not have time to radio the tower. The aircraft settled on to the gear doors and slid to a stop on the center of runway 26R. The crew egressed with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS A LOCAL CHECKOUT FLIGHT FOR THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT FIRST NOTICED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION DURING SLOW FLIGHT IN THE PRACTICE AREA. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RECYCLE THE GEAR BUT THREE GREEN COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. THE PILOTS FLEW PAST THE SUS TOWER FOR A GEAR CHECK WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE TOWER INDICATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. A MOWER NEAR THE RUNWAY LATER STATED THAT THE GEAR LOOKED GOOD ON THE FIRST PASS. THE CREW ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION ON DOWNWIND USING THE CHECKLIST. A SUBSEQUENT GEAR CHECK WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED AFTER THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE MOWER LATER STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE CANTED INWARD DURING THE LAST APPROACH, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RADIO THE TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON TO THE GEAR DOORS AND SLID TO A STOP ON THE CENTER OF RUNWAY 26R. THE CREW EGRESSED WITH NO INJURIES.