What happened
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Aircraft left airport 48D. After normal takeoff pilot raised gear handle and noticed hydraulic pump running longer than normal. Pilot pulled the gear breaker and and noted the main landing gear was not fully retracted. The pilot continued flight to fnt with the gear partially extended and declared an emergency prior to arrival. The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear using normal and emergency procedures with no success. The landing gear motor operated as indicated by the sound and light on inst panel but no gear movement was noted. Multiple attempts to extend gear failed and pilot failed and pilot made emergency landing with onlty nose gear down and locked. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. Inspection revealed nose landing gear door actuator hydraulic line leaking.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LEFT AIRPORT 48D. AFTER NORMAL TAKEOFF PILOT RAISED GEAR HANDLE AND NOTICED HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNNING LONGER THAN NORMAL. PILOT PULLED THE GEAR BREAKER AND AND NOTED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY RETRACTED. THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO FNT WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR USING NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR OPERATED AS INDICATED BY THE SOUND AND LIGHT ON INST PANEL BUT NO GEAR MOVEMENT WAS NOTED. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND GEAR FAILED AND PILOT FAILED AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING WITH ONLTY NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INSPECTION REVEALED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC LINE LEAKING.
NTSB investigation
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