What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the aircraft was on a VFR flight from van nuys, CA to Brown field. As Mr. Soutterre entered the pattern at Brown field, he was cleared to land. He was then told to extend his downwind for a landing C-130 aircraft. As he turned final approach, Mr. Soutterre realized that his radios were malfunctioning. He elected to perform a go-around. While flying his second traffic pattern circuit, he again attempted to recontact the tower with no response. On short final approach, he observed a green light from the tower. He focused on his landing approach, and did not observe a red light from the tower. He then landed wheels up on the centerline of rwy 26R. The aircraft slid about 150 feet on the centerline and came to a rest. Damage to the aircraft fuselage was minimal. The aircraft prop sustained damage typical of a low RPM prop strike. There was no injury to the pilot, who was sole occupant of the aircraft. It would appear the pilot was distracted enough by the go-around and the radio problem that he broke his routine and landed wheels up. No further action on this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM VAN NUYS, CA TO BROWN FIELD. AS MR. SOUTTERRE ENTERED THE PATTERN AT BROWN FIELD, HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND. HE WAS THEN TOLD TO EXTEND HIS DOWNWIND FOR A LANDING C-130 AIRCRAFT. AS HE TURNED FINAL APPROACH, MR. SOUTTERRE REALIZED THAT HIS RADIOS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. HE ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. WHILE FLYING HIS SECOND TRAFFIC PATTERN CIRCUIT, HE AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO RECONTACT THE TOWER WITH NO RESPONSE. ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH, HE OBSERVED A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE TOWER. HE FOCUSED ON HIS LANDING APPROACH, AND DID NOT OBSERVE A RED LIGHT FROM THE TOWER. HE THEN LANDED WHEELS UP ON THE CENTERLINE OF RWY 26R. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 150 FEET ON THE CENTERLINE AND CAME TO A REST. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS MINIMAL. THE AIRCRAFT PROP SUSTAINED DAMAGE TYPICAL OF A LOW RPM PROP STRIKE. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, WHO WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WOULD APPEAR THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED ENOUGH BY THE GO-AROUND AND THE RADIO PROBLEM THAT HE BROKE HIS ROUTINE AND LANDED WHEELS UP. NO FURTHER ACTION ON THIS INCIDENT.
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