What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 11, 1998, at 1200 MDT, a Cessna 310, N3079D, registered to and flown by richard neel sutton on a CFR part 91, flight was involved in a gear up landing incident at the Sierra Blanca municipal airport, near Ruidoso, NM. In a telephone conversation with FAA inspector larry e. smalley, Mr. Sutton indicated that he was busy working his new GPS and inadvertenlly forgot to lower the landing gear. There was only minor damage to the aircraft and neither the pilot or his two children suffered any injuries. No flight plan was filed, visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and weather did not seem to be a factor.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 11, 1998, AT 1200 MDT, A CESSNA 310, N3079D, REGISTERED TO AND FLOWN BY RICHARD NEEL SUTTON ON A CFR PART 91, FLIGHT WAS INVOLVED IN A GEAR UP LANDING INCIDENT AT THE SIERRA BLANCA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR RUIDOSO, NM. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH FAA INSPECTOR LARRY E. SMALLEY, MR. SUTTON INDICATED THAT HE WAS BUSY WORKING HIS NEW GPS AND INADVERTENLLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NEITHER THE PILOT OR HIS TWO CHILDREN SUFFERED ANY INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND WEATHER DID NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR.