What happened
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Pilot preformed a procedure to determine what airspeed is attained when using the go-around pitch feature of the auto-pilot system. When gear were commanded up pilot heard an unusual sound and gear did not come up completely, the gear motor cb was tripped, moved the gear handle to the down position and noted the cb tripped immediately. The manual crank was extended and upon cranking counter clockwise noted the crank handle was spinning freely with zero resistance. Landing gear did not move. Pilot was unable to get the gear down and locked.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT PREFORMED A PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE WHAT AIRSPEED IS ATTAINED WHEN USING THE GO-AROUND PITCH FEATURE OF THE AUTO-PILOT SYSTEM. WHEN GEAR WERE COMMANDED UP PILOT HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND AND GEAR DID NOT COME UP COMPLETELY, THE GEAR MOTOR CB WAS TRIPPED, MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND NOTED THE CB TRIPPED IMMEDIATELY. THE MANUAL CRANK WAS EXTENDED AND UPON CRANKING COUNTER CLOCKWISE NOTED THE CRANK HANDLE WAS SPINNING FREELY WITH ZERO RESISTANCE. LANDING GEAR DID NOT MOVE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.
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