What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Mr. Legrant was accompanied by his wife on a pleasure flight in the Guthrie area. He made two NDB approaches and two touch and goes. On the third landing he simply forgot to extend the landing gear. The warning horn did not sound because he was carrying about 15" of manifold pressure. Airman's medical expired one year and one month prior to incident. He regained his medical certificate as soon as this oversight was brought to his attention. Mr. Legrant did not use checklist and forgot to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MR. LEGRANT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE GUTHRIE AREA. HE MADE TWO NDB APPROACHES AND TWO TOUCH AND GOES. ON THE THIRD LANDING HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND BECAUSE HE WAS CARRYING ABOUT 15" OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. AIRMAN'S MEDICAL EXPIRED ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH PRIOR TO INCIDENT. HE REGAINED HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AS SOON AS THIS OVERSIGHT WAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION. MR. LEGRANT DID NOT USE CHECKLIST AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.
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