What happened
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Aircraft departed twf runway 26 and the pilot noticed that the landing gear unsafe light stayed on longer than usual. The pilot attempted to extend the gear and discovered that the gear would not extend normally. The pilot advised twf ATC and performed a missed approach and confirmed that the gear was not fully extended. ATC cleared the pilot to the south of the airport to perform a manual gear extension. During the gear extension, the pilot heard a loud bang. The pilot was able to manually extend the gear and land successfully at twf runway 30. Post flight inspection revealed damage to the left wing leading edge and left stabilizer leading edge with evidence of bird feathers and snarge.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TWF RUNWAY 26 AND THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON LONGER THAN USUAL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. THE PILOT ADVISED TWF ATC AND PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH AND CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. ATC CLEARED THE PILOT TO THE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT TO PERFORM A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. DURING THE GEAR EXTENSION, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR AND LAND SUCCESSFULLY AT TWF RUNWAY 30. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND LEFT STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WITH EVIDENCE OF BIRD FEATHERS AND SNARGE.
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