What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11 November 2025 pilot was performing IFR training with a certified flight instructor and was doing touch and gos at Bowerman Airport in Hoquiam WA. During the third approach, the landing gear failed to extend down and locked. The pilot had no indication that it was not down and locked. The propeller contacted the surface and the pilot shut down the engine and electrical systems. The aircraft slid approximately 600 feet before stopping. Post incident the pilot observed the gear was protruding from the belly and extremely loose. Electric gear actuation was ineffective and manual extension was required to lock the gear down. The aircraft was removed from the runway and the pilot notified the NTSB. It is unknown as to why the electric gear failed to operate properly.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11 NOVEMBER 2025 PILOT WAS PERFORMING IFR TRAINING WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOS AT BOWERMAN AIRPORT IN HOQUIAM WA. DURING THE THIRD APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT HAD NO INDICATION THAT IT WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE SURFACE AND THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. POST INCIDENT THE PILOT OBSERVED THE GEAR WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE BELLY AND EXTREMELY LOOSE. ELECTRIC GEAR ACTUATION WAS INEFFECTIVE AND MANUAL EXTENSION WAS REQUIRED TO LOCK THE GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE NTSB. IT IS UNKNOWN AS TO WHY THE ELECTRIC GEAR FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.