What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On may 16, 2001, Beechcraft bonanza N4454D, piloted by the pilot, received minor damage when he failed to extend the landing gear for landing at the New Wasilla Airport. The aircraft touched down three-fourths of the way way down runway 03, slid approximately 2000 feet and came to rest upright, bending the flaps and propeller. In an interview with the pilot he said that he thought that he had extended the landing gear but was puzzled by how the aircraft floated so FAR down the runway. An eye witness reported that the landing gear remained up the entire time. Mechanics removed the aircraft from the runway by jacking the plane up and extending the gear; it cycled normal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON MAY 16, 2001, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA N4454D, PILOTED BY THE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AT THE NEW WASILLA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THREE-FOURTHS OF THE WAY WAY DOWN RUNWAY 03, SLID APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, BENDING THE FLAPS AND PROPELLER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR BUT WAS PUZZLED BY HOW THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED SO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY. AN EYE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED UP THE ENTIRE TIME. MECHANICS REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY BY JACKING THE PLANE UP AND EXTENDING THE GEAR; IT CYCLED NORMAL.
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