What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: history of flight; on October 1, 1995, CDT, a Piper LPA-30, N8475Y, registered to westnight of dover, del. And flown by thomas meeks of north Little Rock, AR. Landed gear-up at steward airport. According to the pilot, he simply forgot to lower the landing gear. The aircraft was on a personal VFR flight in visual meteorological conditions from arkadelphia, AR. No flight plan was filed. There were no injuries and no fire. Damage to the aircraft; both props were bent. One nose gear door was damaged. The fuselage belly skin and the lower antennae were damaged. Test and research; when the aircraft was jacked and the landing gear handle placed in the down position, the gear extended normally with three green indicator lights. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT; ON OCTOBER 1, 1995, CDT, A PIPER LPA-30, N8475Y, REGISTERED TO WESTNIGHT OF DOVER, DEL. AND FLOWN BY THOMAS MEEKS OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR. LANDED GEAR-UP AT STEWARD AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PERSONAL VFR FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FROM ARKADELPHIA, AR. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT; BOTH PROPS WERE BENT. ONE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS DAMAGED. THE FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN AND THE LOWER ANTENNAE WERE DAMAGED. TEST AND RESEARCH; WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH THREE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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