What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that at 0930 CDT the evening of the event he went on a post annual inspection maintenance flight. The aircraft departed claremore, OK. (Kgcm) with both fuel tanks full (88 gals). Just after lifting off the ground and retracting the gear the amber light (indicating the gear was full retracted) "did not" light up. Self test of the indicating light system was shown to be normal. The gear was cycled numerous times as well as utilizing the emergency hand pump with no success. The pilot also stated that he felt no resistance with the pump and the gear was not visible at all. During this time the pilot was in contact with Tulsa approach control and they were full aware of the situation. The pilot stated that he attemped to service the reservoir of the power pack with 2 qts. Of engine oil and finally a bottle of fabreeze to no avail. The pilot had decided to fly around the Tulsa area for 3-1/2 hours to deplete his fuel capacity and execute an emergency landing at Tulsa intl. Airport on runway 36L. In coordination with the ktul ato controllers the pilot made an uneventful main-gear up landing with no injuries or post landing fire. The aircraft came to rest on the runway with the nose gear extended and locked and both main gear partially extended a few inches from the fuselage. It was also reported that an oily fluid was dripping from the rear belly of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT AT 0930 CDT THE EVENING OF THE EVENT HE WENT ON A POST ANNUAL INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CLAREMORE, OK. (KGCM) WITH BOTH FUEL TANKS FULL (88 GALS). JUST AFTER LIFTING OFF THE GROUND AND RETRACTING THE GEAR THE AMBER LIGHT (INDICATING THE GEAR WAS FULL RETRACTED) "DID NOT" LIGHT UP. SELF TEST OF THE INDICATING LIGHT SYSTEM WAS SHOWN TO BE NORMAL. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE FELT NO RESISTANCE WITH THE PUMP AND THE GEAR WAS NOT VISIBLE AT ALL. DURING THIS TIME THE PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH TULSA APPROACH CONTROL AND THEY WERE FULL AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPED TO SERVICE THE RESERVOIR OF THE POWER PACK WITH 2 QTS. OF ENGINE OIL AND FINALLY A BOTTLE OF FABREEZE TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT HAD DECIDED TO FLY AROUND THE TULSA AREA FOR 3-1/2 HOURS TO DEPLETE HIS FUEL CAPACITY AND EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT TULSA INTL. AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 36L. IN COORDINATION WITH THE KTUL ATO CONTROLLERS THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL MAIN-GEAR UP LANDING WITH NO INJURIES OR POST LANDING FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED AND BOTH MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED A FEW INCHES FROM THE FUSELAGE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT AN OILY FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE REAR BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.