What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 02-13-97, phillip gary balmat, acting as pilot in command of Cessna 210, N6895B, was completing a flight from stockton, CA, via merced, to Tulare,CA. While preparing to land at Mefford field on runway 31 at approximately 0900 local time, Mr. Balmat was distracted by the radio call from another aircraft which indicated it to be downwind but did not state at which airport. The airport UNICOM had warned of other traffic consisting of agricultural aircraft operations or crop dusters also using runway 31, which he was looking for. Futher, the wind as noted by Mr. Balmat while in the pattern, had him concerned about a possible downwind landing situation. Mr. Balmat failed to review his mental landing checklist as a result of the distractions and landed with the gear up or in the retracted position. As the aircraft slid to a stop, he opened cockpit door and had his right seat passenger open that door. After the aircraft stopped, Mr. Balmat shut off the main fuel valve and turned off the aircraft master and ignition switches. The pilot and his three passengers exited the aircraft without further incident and there were no injuries. Aircraft damage was minor, limited to the propeller and the underside of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 02-13-97, PHILLIP GARY BALMAT, ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA 210, N6895B, WAS COMPLETING A FLIGHT FROM STOCKTON, CA, VIA MERCED, TO TULARE,CA. WHILE PREPARING TO LAND AT MEFFORD FIELD ON RUNWAY 31 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL TIME, MR. BALMAT WAS DISTRACTED BY THE RADIO CALL FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH INDICATED IT TO BE DOWNWIND BUT DID NOT STATE AT WHICH AIRPORT. THE AIRPORT UNICOM HAD WARNED OF OTHER TRAFFIC CONSISTING OF AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS OR CROP DUSTERS ALSO USING RUNWAY 31, WHICH HE WAS LOOKING FOR. FUTHER, THE WIND AS NOTED BY MR. BALMAT WHILE IN THE PATTERN, HAD HIM CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE DOWNWIND LANDING SITUATION. MR. BALMAT FAILED TO REVIEW HIS MENTAL LANDING CHECKLIST AS A RESULT OF THE DISTRACTIONS AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP OR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP, HE OPENED COCKPIT DOOR AND HAD HIS RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER OPEN THAT DOOR. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, MR. BALMAT SHUT OFF THE MAIN FUEL VALVE AND TURNED OFF THE AIRCRAFT MASTER AND IGNITION SWITCHES. THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR, LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.
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