What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lowered the gear handle, heard and felt a snap under the seat, did not get a nose down gear indicator light (green light) pilot called minneapolis approach and let them know he had a gear issue. Pilot climbed to 3000 at a heading of 320° and performed the emergency checklist, pilot attempted to hand crank the gear down, but was unable the emergency extend did not work. Pilot attempted to change aircraft attitude to get the gear to go down but was unsuccessful. The pilot called for the fire and rescue to be on hand, after they were in position he landed , held the nose off for as long as possible, during the approach he shut down the left and right engines as appropriate, shut down the heater, closed the fuel valves. As the aircraft came to a stop the pilot exited the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE, HEARD AND FELT A SNAP UNDER THE SEAT, DID NOT GET A NOSE DOWN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT (GREEN LIGHT) PILOT CALLED MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH AND LET THEM KNOW HE HAD A GEAR ISSUE. PILOT CLIMBED TO 3000 AT A HEADING OF 320° AND PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND CRANK THE GEAR DOWN, BUT WAS UNABLE THE EMERGENCY EXTEND DID NOT WORK. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE TO GET THE GEAR TO GO DOWN BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT CALLED FOR THE FIRE AND RESCUE TO BE ON HAND, AFTER THEY WERE IN POSITION HE LANDED , HELD THE NOSE OFF FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, DURING THE APPROACH HE SHUT DOWN THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES AS APPROPRIATE, SHUT DOWN THE HEATER, CLOSED THE FUEL VALVES. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.
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