What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)On August 8, 1998, about 1202 eastern daylight time, a mitsubishi MU2, N110GC, registered to engineered products company inc., landed gear up at dendall-Tamiami executive airport, Miami, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and 3 passengers reported no injuries. The flight had originated from san juan, puerto rico, at approximately 0830. The pilot reported the flight from "puerto rico to Miami all normal; until touch down when the wheels were up and I land(ed) on the belly of the aircraft all indicted(SIC) that I did not switch the wheels down." The pilot did not give any indication that at any time during the approcah, he did or did not use a checklist. In a telephone conversation on August 27, 1998, the pilot stated he thought he had put the landing gear down; when asked if he used a checklist the pilot said, "he had a checklist in front of him but he must have missed it." The pilot stated during his descent he noticed his airspeed was higher than normal, and he continued the approach to landing until the belly of the airplane coame in contact with the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. (-23) pilot landed gear up. Pilot does not recall/remember extending the gear.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)ON AUGUST 8, 1998, ABOUT 1202 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU2, N110GC, REGISTERED TO ENGINEERED PRODUCTS COMPANY INC., LANDED GEAR UP AT DENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830. THE PILOT REPORTED THE FLIGHT FROM "PUERTO RICO TO MIAMI ALL NORMAL; UNTIL TOUCH DOWN WHEN THE WHEELS WERE UP AND I LAND(ED) ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT ALL INDICTED(SIC) THAT I DID NOT SWITCH THE WHEELS DOWN." THE PILOT DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION THAT AT ANY TIME DURING THE APPROCAH, HE DID OR DID NOT USE A CHECKLIST. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON AUGUST 27, 1998, THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN; WHEN ASKED IF HE USED A CHECKLIST THE PILOT SAID, "HE HAD A CHECKLIST IN FRONT OF HIM BUT HE MUST HAVE MISSED IT." THE PILOT STATED DURING HIS DESCENT HE NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LANDING UNTIL THE BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE COAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. (-23) PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT DOES NOT RECALL/REMEMBER EXTENDING THE GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.