What happened
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The takeoff was normal on runway 27, lifted off about 80 mph and made a left turn (crosswind) and flew downwind. During this time raised the landing gear, nothing was out of the normal with regards to the sounds of the gear. Stayed in the pattern to practice the landings and check the function of the aircraft. The pilot tried to put down the wheels on the downwind leg and only one green light lit on the dash, the pilot selected the landing gear back up and all the red lights were lit, the pilot tried to put down the landing gear down again and this time all three red light stayed illuminated.
The pilot realized with all three red light illuminate the gear was not down and locked and he would have to slide down the runway with as smooth of a landing as possible. The pilot turned off the main power switch, touched down on the runway and slid down the runway. The pilot tried to get off the runway by using the rudder and eventually slid off the side of the runway.
This report may be amended at a later date.
As the FAA filed it
THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL ON RUNWAY 27, LIFTED OFF ABOUT 80 MPH AND MADE A LEFT TURN (CROSSWIND) AND FLEW DOWNWIND. DURING THIS TIME RAISED THE LANDING GEAR, NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE NORMAL WITH REGARDS TO THE SOUNDS OF THE GEAR. STAYED IN THE PATTERN TO PRACTICE THE LANDINGS AND CHECK THE FUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO PUT DOWN THE WHEELS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AND ONLY ONE GREEN LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH, THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR BACK UP AND ALL THE RED LIGHTS WERE LIT, THE PILOT TRIED TO PUT DOWN THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AGAIN AND THIS TIME ALL THREE RED LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED.
THE PILOT REALIZED WITH ALL THREE RED LIGHT ILLUMINATE THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH AS SMOOTH OF A LANDING AS POSSIBLE. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE MAIN POWER SWITCH, TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO GET OFF THE RUNWAY BY USING THE RUDDER AND EVENTUALLY SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.
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