What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 13, 1998, at approximately 1730 CST a Cessna, N52585, model 177RG landed gear up at Weiser airpark (eyq), Houston, Texas. Pilot stated that he and one passenger had departed david wayne hooks airport (dwh), Houston, Texas, for a local flight at approximately 1700 CST. On climb out, the passenger door popped open and the decision was made to land at the nearest airport to close and latch the door. Pilot further stated that he was distracted by the events of the flight and failed to extend the gear. Both the pilot and passenger stated that the gear warning horn failed to operate when the throttle was pulled back to idle. Upon arrival at the scene it was noted that the gear handle was in the gear up position. When the aircraft was raised and the gear extended the gear warning horn failed to operate. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and bottom of the fuselage. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 13, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CST A CESSNA, N52585, MODEL 177RG LANDED GEAR UP AT WEISER AIRPARK (EYQ), HOUSTON, TEXAS. PILOT STATED THAT HE AND ONE PASSENGER HAD DEPARTED DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT (DWH), HOUSTON, TEXAS, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CST. ON CLIMB OUT, THE PASSENGER DOOR POPPED OPEN AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO CLOSE AND LATCH THE DOOR. PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE EVENTS OF THE FLIGHT AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED THAT THE GEAR WARNING HORN FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK TO IDLE. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE GEAR UP POSITION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE GEAR EXTENDED THE GEAR WARNING HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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