What happened
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During a training flight, the instructor pilot initiated approach for landing and attempted to extend the landing gear. The nose gear and left main gear successfully extended and locked; however, the right main landing gear failed to lock in the down position.
The pilot followed standard procedures and attempted multiple methods to extend and secure the right gear, including alternate and manual extension procedures, but was unsuccessful in achieving a down-and-locked indication.
Given the inability to confirm full extension and locking of the right main gear, and to avoid a potentially more hazardous asymmetric landing, the pilot elected to retract the landing gear and perform a gear-up (belly) landing.
The aircraft touched down with the landing gear retracted, resulting in damage to the fuselage, propeller, and engine. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT INITIATED APPROACH FOR LANDING AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.
THE PILOT FOLLOWED STANDARD PROCEDURES AND ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE METHODS TO EXTEND AND SECURE THE RIGHT GEAR, INCLUDING ALTERNATE AND MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURES, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING A DOWN-AND-LOCKED INDICATION.
GIVEN THE INABILITY TO CONFIRM FULL EXTENSION AND LOCKING OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND TO AVOID A POTENTIALLY MORE HAZARDOUS ASYMMETRIC LANDING, THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AND PERFORM A GEAR-UP (BELLY) LANDING.
THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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