Incident Overview
During the landing phase, the pilot moved the landing gear and flap handles to the down positions. The pilot heard noises that sounded like both the landing gear and flaps had extended and assumed everything was in place. However, the pilot was unaware that the landing gear was not down until after touchdown.
Post-Incident Examination
An examination of the landing gear system revealed that the gear would not extend through normal means. The gear had to be started using the emergency crank. Further inspection showed that the landing gear retract motor was burned out. Additionally, the landing gear retract rods were found to be bent.
Findings
The investigation found that the landing gear system had anomalies: the retract motor was burned out, and the retract rods were bent, preventing normal extension.