What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft landed gear up after pilot failed to lower landing gear during visual approach to rwy 9 at st. Charles municipal airport. Pilot stated he was distracted by a pickup truck with a yellow flashing light on top that was on the runway during his initial approach, then cleared the runway and proceeded eastbound on the parallel taxiway as he continued his approach. When on final approach pilot lowered flaps and decided to continue to land as runway was now clear. Pilot did not realize he had forgotten landing gear until aircraft contacted pavement. UNICOM operator had advised pilot of survey crew on field after initial call-in. Pickup truck was operated by FAA airway facilities personnel checking VASI installation on approach end of rwy 9. Aircraft received minor damage to belly skin and flaps, and damaged propeller. Incident closed with this report. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AFTER PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR DURING VISUAL APPROACH TO RWY 9 AT ST. CHARLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A PICKUP TRUCK WITH A YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT ON TOP THAT WAS ON THE RUNWAY DURING HIS INITIAL APPROACH, THEN CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED EASTBOUND ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AS HE CONTINUED HIS APPROACH. WHEN ON FINAL APPROACH PILOT LOWERED FLAPS AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO LAND AS RUNWAY WAS NOW CLEAR. PILOT DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD FORGOTTEN LANDING GEAR UNTIL AIRCRAFT CONTACTED PAVEMENT. UNICOM OPERATOR HAD ADVISED PILOT OF SURVEY CREW ON FIELD AFTER INITIAL CALL-IN. PICKUP TRUCK WAS OPERATED BY FAA AIRWAY FACILITIES PERSONNEL CHECKING VASI INSTALLATION ON APPROACH END OF RWY 9. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO BELLY SKIN AND FLAPS, AND DAMAGED PROPELLER. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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