What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during the investigation it was found that the gear was up in the flight configuration. Landing on the nose fork, which was still in the wheel well, and the steps on each side of the a/c. coming to rest on the nose fork and steps. Metal was shaved off nose fork and steps. The main gear were not damaged in anyway. The a/c was jacked and a functional retraction was accomplished, everything worked normal except the gear horn, it did not work. On March 4, 1995 a Beech B24R N9207S owned and operated by brian hoffman landed with gear in the flight configuration (up) while making a landing on runway 25 at Manitowoc County Airport. The pilot & co-pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological condition prevailed no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GEAR WAS UP IN THE FLIGHT CONFIGURATION. LANDING ON THE NOSE FORK, WHICH WAS STILL IN THE WHEEL WELL, AND THE STEPS ON EACH SIDE OF THE A/C. COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE FORK AND STEPS. METAL WAS SHAVED OFF NOSE FORK AND STEPS. THE MAIN GEAR WERE NOT DAMAGED IN ANYWAY. THE A/C WAS JACKED AND A FUNCTIONAL RETRACTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED, EVERYTHING WORKED NORMAL EXCEPT THE GEAR HORN, IT DID NOT WORK. ON MARCH 4, 1995 A BEECH B24R N9207S OWNED AND OPERATED BY BRIAN HOFFMAN LANDED WITH GEAR IN THE FLIGHT CONFIGURATION (UP) WHILE MAKING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT MANITOWOC COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT & CO-PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
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