What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On August 18, 2000, privacy data omitted, holder of private pilot certificate, privacy data omitted, was the sole occupant of a Mooney aircraft, N201FD, model 20-J. He was returning from a cross country flight from kerrville, TX. To devine, TX. And the final leg into fredericksburg, TX. (Gillespie County Airport). At approximately 1615L privacy data omitted entered the traffic pattern,for runway 14, at Gillespie County Airport where he found himself fast and the only aircraft in the pattern. The weather was clear with unrestricted visibility, and a light breeze from the south east at approximately 4 to 5 miles per hour. In a statement privacy data omitted stated that "he had been working so hard to make a good approach and landing and did not remember that his speed was low enough to lower the landing gear." He had totally forgotten about the gear still being up. He also stated "that when he cut the throttle the horn went off." "His eyes were fixed on the runway ahead and he completely forgot about the landing gear." privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON AUGUST 18, 2000, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^, WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF A MOONEY AIRCRAFT, N201FD, MODEL 20-J. HE WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KERRVILLE, TX. TO DEVINE, TX. AND THE FINAL LEG INTO FREDERICKSBURG, TX. (GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT). AT APPROXIMATELY 1615L ^PRIVACY DAT^ ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN,FOR RUNWAY 14, AT GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT WHERE HE FOUND HIMSELF FAST AND THE ONLY AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY, AND A LIGHT BREEZE FROM THE SOUTH EAST AT APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR. IN A STATEMENT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT "HE HAD BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE A GOOD APPROACH AND LANDING AND DID NOT REMEMBER THAT HIS SPEED WAS LOW ENOUGH TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR." HE HAD TOTALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE GEAR STILL BEING UP. HE ALSO STATED "THAT WHEN HE CUT THE THROTTLE THE HORN WENT OFF." "HIS EYES WERE FIXED ON THE RUNWAY AHEAD AND HE COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE LANDING GEAR." ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^.
Other reports on N201FD · 3
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