What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the glider rated private pilot and owner of this aircraft landed with his landing wheel retracted. This aircraft is equipped with a single wheel located in the front center of the aircraft. On approach to landing, the pilot was warned by the tower controller that it appeared that the gear was not down. The pilot is accustomed to hearing this report, since the landing wheel is very small and there is only one. As a result, he did not heed the warning and landed gear up. Damage was limited to the propeller and left wing out rigger (a removable leg with a wheel to keep the wings level during self launching operations.) Pilot was counseled regarding situational awareness and checklist procedures. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE GLIDER RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND OWNER OF THIS AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH HIS LANDING WHEEL RETRACTED. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE WHEEL LOCATED IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE AIRCRAFT. ON APPROACH TO LANDING, THE PILOT WAS WARNED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT IS ACCUSTOMED TO HEARING THIS REPORT, SINCE THE LANDING WHEEL IS VERY SMALL AND THERE IS ONLY ONE. AS A RESULT, HE DID NOT HEED THE WARNING AND LANDED GEAR UP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING OUT RIGGER (A REMOVABLE LEG WITH A WHEEL TO KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL DURING SELF LAUNCHING OPERATIONS.) PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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