What happened
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(-23) A PA-24-250 N6404P was piloted by mr edward shaw landed gear up. He claimed the sun was in his eyes and did not verify if the gear lights were in the green and landed anyway. One person on board, minor damage to aircraft and no injuries. The gear handle was found in the down position and the gear motor crkt brkr was tripped. A gear swing was performed by crs PE4R473M no trouble was found with the gear system. The gear warning horn, lights, extension and retraction worked ok. Further investigation revealed Mr. Shaw failed to put the gear switch in the off position after take off and when landing he did put the switch down but into the off position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A PA-24-250 N6404P WAS PILOTED BY MR EDWARD SHAW LANDED GEAR UP. HE CLAIMED THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND DID NOT VERIFY IF THE GEAR LIGHTS WERE IN THE GREEN AND LANDED ANYWAY. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE GEAR MOTOR CRKT BRKR WAS TRIPPED. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED BY CRS PE4R473M NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND WITH THE GEAR SYSTEM. THE GEAR WARNING HORN, LIGHTS, EXTENSION AND RETRACTION WORKED OK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED MR. SHAW FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER TAKE OFF AND WHEN LANDING HE DID PUT THE SWITCH DOWN BUT INTO THE OFF POSITION.
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