What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 02/10/96, Mr. Melvin e. morris, jr. departed the Kodiak state airport in N7147C, a Piper PA-23-250 after obtaining fuel from the Kodiak Municipal Airport where he bases his aircraft. The weather was windy but VFR with turbulence. About 1 to 1 1/2 miles out on approach, he put gear handle down and while concentrating on the approach and observing some birds in his approach path, he didn't hear any gear warning horn or see any warning lights, since neither apparently worked. He landed gear up smoothly without injury to himself. No other passengers were on-board. The airplane sustained damage to props and gear doors and under-belly--all minor. Flaps didn't come down either. privacy data omitted Incident closed. Aircraft in shop for gear, engine and prop overhaul.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 02/10/96, MR. MELVIN E. MORRIS, JR. DEPARTED THE KODIAK STATE AIRPORT IN N7147C, A PIPER PA-23-250 AFTER OBTAINING FUEL FROM THE KODIAK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHERE HE BASES HIS AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER WAS WINDY BUT VFR WITH TURBULENCE. ABOUT 1 TO 1 1/2 MILES OUT ON APPROACH, HE PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND WHILE CONCENTRATING ON THE APPROACH AND OBSERVING SOME BIRDS IN HIS APPROACH PATH, HE DIDN'T HEAR ANY GEAR WARNING HORN OR SEE ANY WARNING LIGHTS, SINCE NEITHER APPARENTLY WORKED. HE LANDED GEAR UP SMOOTHLY WITHOUT INJURY TO HIMSELF. NO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE ON-BOARD. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPS AND GEAR DOORS AND UNDER-BELLY--ALL MINOR. FLAPS DIDN'T COME DOWN EITHER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED. AIRCRAFT IN SHOP FOR GEAR, ENGINE AND PROP OVERHAUL.
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