What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Mr. Robert e. muse, sr. the pilot of N28RM landed at Mccollum (ryy) field without placing the landing gear down. On this aircraft the gear only moves approximately 12 inches and they do not fully retract. Even when the landing gear is up it is not completely retracted. There was no damage to the under side of the aircraft. The only damage that occurred was a damage propeller, exhaust pipes from the engine, a static tube, and fiberglass fairing on the landing wheels. Mr. Muse stated that he just forgot to put the wheels down.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MR. ROBERT E. MUSE, SR. THE PILOT OF N28RM LANDED AT MCCOLLUM (RYY) FIELD WITHOUT PLACING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. ON THIS AIRCRAFT THE GEAR ONLY MOVES APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES AND THEY DO NOT FULLY RETRACT. EVEN WHEN THE LANDING GEAR IS UP IT IS NOT COMPLETELY RETRACTED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ONLY DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED WAS A DAMAGE PROPELLER, EXHAUST PIPES FROM THE ENGINE, A STATIC TUBE, AND FIBERGLASS FAIRING ON THE LANDING WHEELS. MR. MUSE STATED THAT HE JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE WHEELS DOWN.
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