What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 03-05-96 at 14:30 local, robert a. bosco departed robertson 4B8 as PIC of N6989R a Beech BE-24 r. the pilot made 4 take offs and landings at 4B8 and then departed the area for oxc. The pilot made 1 take off and landing at oxc. On the pilots second landing attempt, he claims to have smelled fuel fumes. This distracted his attention from the landing. There was no landing gear warning horn to make the pilot aware that the landing gear was not retracted. On questioning by FAA, pilot stated he forgot to put the landing gear down. Aircraft sustained minor damage. ASI peter lindberg observed the aircraft retraction test and found the landing gear warning horn micro switch out of rig.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 03-05-96 AT 14:30 LOCAL, ROBERT A. BOSCO DEPARTED ROBERTSON 4B8 AS PIC OF N6989R A BEECH BE-24 R. THE PILOT MADE 4 TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT 4B8 AND THEN DEPARTED THE AREA FOR OXC. THE PILOT MADE 1 TAKE OFF AND LANDING AT OXC. ON THE PILOTS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, HE CLAIMS TO HAVE SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THIS DISTRACTED HIS ATTENTION FROM THE LANDING. THERE WAS NO LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN TO MAKE THE PILOT AWARE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED. ON QUESTIONING BY FAA, PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ASI PETER LINDBERG OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT RETRACTION TEST AND FOUND THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN MICRO SWITCH OUT OF RIG.
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