What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This part 121 revenje flight was conducted as united express flight no. 6798, from springfield, IL to Chicago o'Hare airport with VFR weather prevailing. The aircraft was dispatched with two systems deferred by company maintenance which are factors in this investigation. The wing flaps were inoperative, thus changing the gear warning horn logic, and the GPWS (all phases) was inoperative, thus eliminating the "too low--gear" aural warning. The crew landed the airplane with the landing gear up, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot in command stated to the NTSB investigator at the scene that after the airplane had slid to a stop, he looked at the gear handle and saw that it was in the up postion. An evacuation was initiated by the passengers, then supervised by the crew. Injuries to passengers occurred during the evacuation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS PART 121 REVENJE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT NO. 6798, FROM SPRINGFIELD, IL TO CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT WITH VFR WEATHER PREVAILING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH TWO SYSTEMS DEFERRED BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE WHICH ARE FACTORS IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE WING FLAPS WERE INOPERATIVE, THUS CHANGING THE GEAR WARNING HORN LOGIC, AND THE GPWS (ALL PHASES) WAS INOPERATIVE, THUS ELIMINATING THE "TOO LOW--GEAR" AURAL WARNING. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR AT THE SCENE THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE HAD SLID TO A STOP, HE LOOKED AT THE GEAR HANDLE AND SAW THAT IT WAS IN THE UP POSTION. AN EVACUATION WAS INITIATED BY THE PASSENGERS, THEN SUPERVISED BY THE CREW. INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OCCURRED DURING THE EVACUATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.