What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After takeoff from bill martin memorial airport (kaov), ava, MO, the landing gear became mechanically jammed at mid travel. The pilot elected to continue to his destination of kjef. Upon arrival, the pilot attempted to turn the emergency extension handcrank, but was unsuccessful. The pilot made the decision to land the aircraft at kjef with the landing gear in an unknown configuration. On landing, the aircraft slid on the gear doors and stayed on the runway until stopped.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BILL MARTIN MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KAOV), AVA, MO, THE LANDING GEAR BECAME MECHANICALLY JAMMED AT MID TRAVEL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO HIS DESTINATION OF KJEF. UPON ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDCRANK, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT KJEF WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN AN UNKNOWN CONFIGURATION. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE GEAR DOORS AND STAYED ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL STOPPED.
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