What happened
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(-23) The aircraft had made a landing gear up landing at the Casa Grande airport on Sunday afternoon. The pilot had stated that he thought he put the landing gear handle down and stated that he saw the green gear down light. The checklist for the aircraft was not found in the aircraft, none of the landing gear actuators appeared to be damaged, nor was there evidence of any leaking hydraulic fluid consistent with a system failure. The pilot stated that he saw nothing out of the ordinary until the aircraft came down on it's belly. Based on the evidence the landing gear was fully retracted into the wheel wells. Weather and runway conditions were not a factor. The aircraft had all of the required inspections however the pilot/owner did not possess a AD compliance list. The pilot had only owned the aircraft for a year but did have experience in other retractable landing gear aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A LANDING GEAR UP LANDING AT THE CASA GRANDE AIRPORT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE PILOT HAD STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND STATED THAT HE SAW THE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT. THE CHECKLIST FOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT, NONE OF THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED, NOR WAS THERE EVIDENCE OF ANY LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID CONSISTENT WITH A SYSTEM FAILURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SAW NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON IT'S BELLY. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE THE LANDING GEAR WAS FULLY RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELLS. WEATHER AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALL OF THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS HOWEVER THE PILOT/OWNER DID NOT POSSESS A AD COMPLIANCE LIST. THE PILOT HAD ONLY OWNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A YEAR BUT DID HAVE EXPERIENCE IN OTHER RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR AIRCRAFT.
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