What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 12, 2020, aircraft N980AM a Cessna 340, departed jonesboro municipal airport (kjbr) for west Memphis municipal airport (kawm). In the descent for landing the pilot noticed the landing gear was not working properly. The pilot cycled the landing gear but could not get the gear to extend fully down. The pilot attempted the emergency gear extension procedure but the hand crank would not fully extend the landing gear, the gear got stuck and the pilot made an emergency landing with a partial gear up landing. The aircraft came to rest on the runway and obtained minor damage. Upon inspection of the landing gear FAA inspectors found a broken bell crank that was attached to the torque tube, on the nose landing gear extension assembly.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 12, 2020, AIRCRAFT N980AM A CESSNA 340, DEPARTED JONESBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KJBR) FOR WEST MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KAWM). IN THE DESCENT FOR LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE PILOT CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR BUT COULD NOT GET THE GEAR TO EXTEND FULLY DOWN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE BUT THE HAND CRANK WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, THE GEAR GOT STUCK AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH A PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY AND OBTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR FAA INSPECTORS FOUND A BROKEN BELL CRANK THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TORQUE TUBE, ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION ASSEMBLY.