What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The flight landed short of runway 09 in a flat attitude, and the airplane continued in an easterly direction, striking the lights at the arrival end of the runway before coming to rest. There was no radio communications from the airplane before the accident that indicated the pilot was experiencing any problems with the airplane. The pilot said, '...after turning final approach...I completed the before landing check and selected gear down position with a green light. Over the runway, I closed the throttles for touchdown when there was a thump and the aircraft dipped to the left, then skidded on it's belly to a stop on the left side off the runway in grass.' Examination of the landing gear revealed no discrepancies. The FAA inspector wrote in his memorandum to the NTSB, '...it is my firm belief that the pilot did not lower the landing gear at the time of the landing. There was no damage to the main landing gear doors or scratch marks at the doors which indicated the pilot never did lower the gear. All damage was in the structure (airframe)....'
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE FLIGHT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 09 IN A FLAT ATTITUDE, AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION, STRIKING THE LIGHTS AT THE ARRIVAL END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST. THERE WAS NO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THAT INDICATED THE PILOT WAS EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SAID, '...AFTER TURNING FINAL APPROACH...I COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK AND SELECTED GEAR DOWN POSITION WITH A GREEN LIGHT. OVER THE RUNWAY, I CLOSED THE THROTTLES FOR TOUCHDOWN WHEN THERE WAS A THUMP AND THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED TO THE LEFT, THEN SKIDDED ON IT'S BELLY TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OFF THE RUNWAY IN GRASS.' EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE FAA INSPECTOR WROTE IN HIS MEMORANDUM TO THE NTSB, '...IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT THE PILOT DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS OR SCRATCH MARKS AT THE DOORS WHICH INDICATED THE PILOT NEVER DID LOWER THE GEAR. ALL DAMAGE WAS IN THE STRUCTURE (AIRFRAME)....'
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.