What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On 9/27/00 I investigated a gear up landing at Baltimore (bwi). privacy data omitted Landed his Piper comache (PA-30) on rwy 33R and experienced a collapsed of the landing gear. My investigation revealed that privacy data omitted experienced an electrical failure while approaching Baltimore. privacy data omitted Stated he had extended the landing gear and checked it with the mirror on the engine cowl and it looked to be down. privacy data omitted Used a hand comm. To communicate with the control tower and performed a fly by and the tower reported that the gear looked to be down. privacy data omitted Elected not to attempt an emergency extension of the gear for fear it would compromise the fact that it was down. privacy data omitted Stated in retrospect he wished he had performed the manual gear extension. This investigation is closed with a counseling of the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 9/27/00 I INVESTIGATED A GEAR UP LANDING AT BALTIMORE (BWI). ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ LANDED HIS PIPER COMACHE (PA-30) ON RWY 33R AND EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSED OF THE LANDING GEAR. MY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ^PRIVACY DA^ EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE APPROACHING BALTIMORE. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED HE HAD EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND CHECKED IT WITH THE MIRROR ON THE ENGINE COWL AND IT LOOKED TO BE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DA^ USED A HAND COMM. TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONTROL TOWER AND PERFORMED A FLY BY AND THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE GEAR LOOKED TO BE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DA^ ELECTED NOT TO ATTEMPT AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE GEAR FOR FEAR IT WOULD COMPROMISE THE FACT THAT IT WAS DOWN. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED IN RETROSPECT HE WISHED HE HAD PERFORMED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH A COUNSELING OF THE PILOT.