What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on November 6, 1995, at approximately 11:30 EDT, a Cessna (N1589H), CE-177-RG, landed gear up at (tan) Taunton Municipal Airport ma. The pilot was the only person onboard. There were no injuries or fire. The aircraft touched down approximately 150-200 yards down the center line of runway 030, skidding approximately 100-200 feet. The aircraft received minor damage. The Taunton police, and fire department were on scene. The extent of the damage is as follows: three propeller blades bent approximately six inches, the engine suffered severe prop strikes, one broken belly antenna, one belly strobe light, and one belly skin rear of the nose landing gear area damaged. The pilot/aircraft owner was enroute from stow minuteman airport to Taunton Municipal Airport on a pleasure flight, to pick up a friend who was leaving his helicopter with jim godovich at superior aero services, inc., located at Taunton Municipal Airport. The pilot stated, "I took off from stow in good weather to Taunton". The journey was uneventful and weather good". "I slowed the aircraft to about 120 KTS about twelve miles out to put the gear down prior to entering the circuit". "I did a normal 45 degree entry to downwind, used 10 degree flaps, then 20 degree, turned and banked final". "Used 30 degree flaps for final approach". Failed to do final gear down check". "Landed gear up at Taunton on 30, approximately 200 feet down runway". privacy data omitted Donald e. small NE-FSDO-01 aviation safety inspector.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 6, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 EDT, A CESSNA (N1589H), CE-177-RG, LANDED GEAR UP AT (TAN) TAUNTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MA. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 150-200 YARDS DOWN THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 030, SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 100-200 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE TAUNTON POLICE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE ON SCENE. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: THREE PROPELLER BLADES BENT APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES, THE ENGINE SUFFERED SEVERE PROP STRIKES, ONE BROKEN BELLY ANTENNA, ONE BELLY STROBE LIGHT, AND ONE BELLY SKIN REAR OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA DAMAGED. THE PILOT/AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS ENROUTE FROM STOW MINUTEMAN AIRPORT TO TAUNTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, TO PICK UP A FRIEND WHO WAS LEAVING HIS HELICOPTER WITH JIM GODOVICH AT SUPERIOR AERO SERVICES, INC., LOCATED AT TAUNTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED, "I TOOK OFF FROM STOW IN GOOD WEATHER TO TAUNTON". THE JOURNEY WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WEATHER GOOD". "I SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ABOUT 120 KTS ABOUT TWELVE MILES OUT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CIRCUIT". "I DID A NORMAL 45 DEGREE ENTRY TO DOWNWIND, USED 10 DEGREE FLAPS, THEN 20 DEGREE, TURNED AND BANKED FINAL". "USED 30 DEGREE FLAPS FOR FINAL APPROACH". FAILED TO DO FINAL GEAR DOWN CHECK". "LANDED GEAR UP AT TAUNTON ON 30, APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET DOWN RUNWAY". ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DONALD E. SMALL NE-FSDO-01 AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR.
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