What happened
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On descent for landing at L71 gear down was selected. Gear in transit light came on, then nose gear and right main gear indicators lit, but not left main. Pilot checked the light bulb and verified it was functional. Recycled gear handle, same result. Tried manual gear extension, same result (no left main). Pilot descended to 4,500 feet approximately 20 miles east of ksba and tried multiple times and multiple methods of increased load factor to get the left main gear down without success. Pilot decided on gear down landing to have the nose gear protect the prop and engine from damage. The mixture was pulled to idle in the roundout and ignition and master switches were turned off. Left wing tip came down and made contact with the runway. Full right aileron, full right rudder, and right brake was used to keep the aircraft going as straight as possible for as long as possible. Aircraft eventually veered left but with full braking on the right side was able to stop the aircraft before leaving the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON DESCENT FOR LANDING AT L71 GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED. GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON, THEN NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATORS LIT, BUT NOT LEFT MAIN. PILOT CHECKED THE LIGHT BULB AND VERIFIED IT WAS FUNCTIONAL. RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE, SAME RESULT. TRIED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, SAME RESULT (NO LEFT MAIN). PILOT DESCENDED TO 4,500 FEET APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF KSBA AND TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND MULTIPLE METHODS OF INCREASED LOAD FACTOR TO GET THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT DECIDED ON GEAR DOWN LANDING TO HAVE THE NOSE GEAR PROTECT THE PROP AND ENGINE FROM DAMAGE. THE MIXTURE WAS PULLED TO IDLE IN THE ROUNDOUT AND IGNITION AND MASTER SWITCHES WERE TURNED OFF. LEFT WING TIP CAME DOWN AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. FULL RIGHT AILERON, FULL RIGHT RUDDER, AND RIGHT BRAKE WAS USED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT GOING AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY VEERED LEFT BUT WITH FULL BRAKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE LEAVING THE RUNWAY.
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