What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 1, 2019 at about 9:30, the aircraft departed brainard airport (hfd) and flew to Danielson Airport (lzd) and landed on runway 31. After touchdown the gear collapsed, the aircraft skidded down the runway and veered right. The aircraft continued to slide on the grass and came to rest just before the parallel taxi way.
The pilot was the sole person on board. There were no injuries.
There was no substantial damage to aircraft. There was damage to the propeller where the propeller tips were bent back and had scarring from striking the pavement. The inner trailing edge of the flaps were scarred from skidding on the pavement. The LH wing tip fairing was damaged. The pitot tube broke off from under the wing.
The aircraft was jacked up, the landing gear manually swung down and secured down with cargo straps. The aircraft then was towed to a tie down.
Inspection the aircraft on the tie down reveled that the landing gear (down and locked) light on when the landing gear was not mechanically locked in the down position. It was also noted the landing gear motor circuit breaker was popped.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 AT ABOUT 9:30, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD) AND FLEW TO DANIELSON AIRPORT (LZD) AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 31. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND VEERED RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ON THE GRASS AND CAME TO REST JUST BEFORE THE PARALLEL TAXI WAY.
THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WHERE THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT BACK AND HAD SCARRING FROM STRIKING THE PAVEMENT. THE INNER TRAILING EDGE OF THE FLAPS WERE SCARRED FROM SKIDDING ON THE PAVEMENT. THE LH WING TIP FAIRING WAS DAMAGED. THE PITOT TUBE BROKE OFF FROM UNDER THE WING.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP, THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY SWUNG DOWN AND SECURED DOWN WITH CARGO STRAPS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WAS TOWED TO A TIE DOWN.
INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TIE DOWN REVELED THAT THE LANDING GEAR (DOWN AND LOCKED) LIGHT ON WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT MECHANICALLY LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED.
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