What happened
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Spoke to pilot of subject aircraft on phone. privacy data omitted Pilot stated that he had selected gear down and had a green light, indicating gear down and locked. Upon touching down the aircraft continued to settle and all three gear collapsed, damaging the gear doors for both main and nose landing gear. There was one pax on board, the pilot?s wife. At the time of this report, the aircraft is still on its belly and no mx personnel have looked at it or performed any mx on the subject aircraft.
Pilot's written statement: ?the flight was sep, 13 2020 VFR from kchd to ksez at about 9:30 am arriving at 10:00 am. It was a normal flight entering the pattern from overhead making a left traffic on landing roll the gear collapsed and came to rest on it's belly. My wife and I exited the aircraft onto the runway?
As of the date of this report, it has not been determined if there was a mechanical failure of a part, it there had been inadequate maintenance performed or if the pilot failed to properly manage the landing gear. This report will be amended accordingly as more information is obtained.
As the FAA filed it
SPOKE TO PILOT OF SUBJECT AIRCRAFT ON PHONE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND HAD A GREEN LIGHT, INDICATING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE AND ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING THE GEAR DOORS FOR BOTH MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS ONE PAX ON BOARD, THE PILOT?S WIFE. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL ON ITS BELLY AND NO MX PERSONNEL HAVE LOOKED AT IT OR PERFORMED ANY MX ON THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT.
PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT: ?THE FLIGHT WAS SEP, 13 2020 VFR FROM KCHD TO KSEZ AT ABOUT 9:30 AM ARRIVING AT 10:00 AM. IT WAS A NORMAL FLIGHT ENTERING THE PATTERN FROM OVERHEAD MAKING A LEFT TRAFFIC ON LANDING ROLL THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S BELLY. MY WIFE AND I EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RUNWAY?
AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF THERE WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF A PART, IT THERE HAD BEEN INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OR IF THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE LANDING GEAR. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY AS MORE INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.
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