What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Fueled prior departure. Fuel vented. Returned. Failed complete check list. Landed gear up. Found fuel cap on runway (-23) on October 26, 1995, at 1710 CST, a PA-34-200, N8LP, registered to wildrick LLC, privacy data omitted piloted by willard w. nickisch, certificate number 002039129, executed a gear up landing at Indianapolis Terry Airport (I52), Indiana while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of accident and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot, the only person on board, was not injured. The flight originated at Indianapolis Terry Airport (I52), Indiana on October 26, 1995, at approximately 1700 CST.
As the FAA filed it
FUELED PRIOR DEPARTURE. FUEL VENTED. RETURNED. FAILED COMPLETE CHECK LIST. LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND FUEL CAP ON RUNWAY (-23) ON OCTOBER 26, 1995, AT 1710 CST, A PA-34-200, N8LP, REGISTERED TO WILDRICK LLC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED BY WILLARD W. NICKISCH, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 002039129, EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING AT INDIANAPOLIS TERRY AIRPORT (I52), INDIANA WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT INDIANAPOLIS TERRY AIRPORT (I52), INDIANA ON OCTOBER 26, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.