What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman departed N71 for night VFR flight to frg at approx. 2147 local time aircraft landed at frg with the landing gear in the up position. There was no malfunction of the gear system. The airman admitted in his written statement that he forgot to put the landing gear down. The aircraft contacted the runway surface and substained minor damage, with no injuries to the pilot. The weather was VFR and not a factor....raw
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN DEPARTED N71 FOR NIGHT VFR FLIGHT TO FRG AT APPROX. 2147 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT LANDED AT FRG WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE GEAR SYSTEM. THE AIRMAN ADMITTED IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND SUBSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NOT A FACTOR....RAW
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