What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This flight was an instructional flight for a certified flight instructor candidate. The instructor , candidate and a passenger were on board.
The instructor was the PIC.
At 1200 local time on downwind leg for 9L at ktmb the gear was selected down.
The left main gear down and locked green light did not illuminate. The nose and right gear green lights were illuminated.
The pilot began trouble shooting the problem. Cycling the gear and checking for a burnt out light were part of the trouble shooting as stated by the pilot.
The pilot did a fly by in view of the control tower. ATC stated all three landing gear looked down.
After more trouble shooting the pilot performed the emergency gear extension procedure listed in the pilot operating handbook. The left main still did not show down and locked.
The control tower stated again that all three gear appeared down after another low pass for 9L.
Pilot decided to land.
A few seconds after touchdown the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft came to a stop on the left side of runway 9L while avoiding the runway edge lights.
Damage to the aircraft was a minimum.
As the FAA filed it
THIS FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CANDIDATE. THE INSTRUCTOR , CANDIDATE AND A PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD.
THE INSTRUCTOR WAS THE PIC.
AT 1200 LOCAL TIME ON DOWNWIND LEG FOR 9L AT KTMB THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN.
THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE NOSE AND RIGHT GEAR GREEN LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED.
THE PILOT BEGAN TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM. CYCLING THE GEAR AND CHECKING FOR A BURNT OUT LIGHT WERE PART OF THE TROUBLE SHOOTING AS STATED BY THE PILOT.
THE PILOT DID A FLY BY IN VIEW OF THE CONTROL TOWER. ATC STATED ALL THREE LANDING GEAR LOOKED DOWN.
AFTER MORE TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PILOT PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE LISTED IN THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK. THE LEFT MAIN STILL DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED.
THE CONTROL TOWER STATED AGAIN THAT ALL THREE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AFTER ANOTHER LOW PASS FOR 9L.
PILOT DECIDED TO LAND.
A FEW SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 9L WHILE AVOIDING THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS.
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS A MINIMUM.
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