What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed mfr at approximately 2351Z on 7-14-26 with two pilots on board. One pilot was rated for the aircraft and the other held a private pilot certificate without the endorsement for a complex aircraft. The pilot stated that they were doing a familiarization flight before ferrying the aircraft to Texas. During the flight the pilot. After two touch and go landings, they noticed that when preparing for the third touch and go they did not have a gear down light. The pilot reported that they heard the gear go down, the motor stopped and they did not get a green gear down light they requested a fly-by so the tower could verify that the gear was down. The tower indicated that the gear was down and made the approach to land the aircraft on mfr runway 32. During the approach the green landing gear light started to flicker. At approximately 200 feet AGL on approach the green gear was on. Upon touch down the landing gear collapsed on roll out at approximately 07/15/2026 0021Z (07/14/2026 1721 local time). When the aircraft came to a complete stop, the pilot retracted the flaps to execute a safe exit from the aircraft. Pilots exited the aircraft with no reported injuries. The aircraft was on the active runway. The aircraft was pulled off the active runway using a tow strap around the propellor while still lying on the aircraft’s belly to the grass between the runway and taxi way. The aircraft was later moved to a hangar using a flatbed ramp truck. On 07/24/2026 the aircraft was lifted and put on jacks. It was determined that the engine mount was damaged as well as structural items on the belly due to the belly skins being abraded through.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MFR AT APPROXIMATELY 2351Z ON 7-14-26 WITH TWO PILOTS ON BOARD. ONE PILOT WAS RATED FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND THE OTHER HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITHOUT THE ENDORSEMENT FOR A COMPLEX AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE DOING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT BEFORE FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT TO TEXAS. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT. AFTER TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THEY NOTICED THAT WHEN PREPARING FOR THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO THEY DID NOT HAVE A GEAR DOWN LIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD THE GEAR GO DOWN, THE MOTOR STOPPED AND THEY DID NOT GET A GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT THEY REQUESTED A FLY-BY SO THE TOWER COULD VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE TOWER INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND MADE THE APPROACH TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON MFR RUNWAY 32. DURING THE APPROACH THE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL ON APPROACH THE GREEN GEAR WAS ON. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 07/15/2026 0021Z (07/14/2026 1721 LOCAL TIME). WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO EXECUTE A SAFE EXIT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY USING A TOW STRAP AROUND THE PROPELLOR WHILE STILL LYING ON THE AIRCRAFT’S BELLY TO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXI WAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER MOVED TO A HANGAR USING A FLATBED RAMP TRUCK. ON 07/24/2026 THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND PUT ON JACKS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL ITEMS ON THE BELLY DUE TO THE BELLY SKINS BEING ABRADED THROUGH.
NTSB investigation
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