What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was the sole occupant on board the aircraft and forgot to select the landing gear in the down position. Pilot stated that while he was on down wind just prior to turning base the runway light extinguished and in his effort to turn them on again, he overlooked the gear condition on his checklist. The aircraft skidded on the bottom and came to rest in an upright position. All props were bent aft and the underbelly skin of the aircraft was scraped.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND FORGOT TO SELECT THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON DOWN WIND JUST PRIOR TO TURNING BASE THE RUNWAY LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND IN HIS EFFORT TO TURN THEM ON AGAIN, HE OVERLOOKED THE GEAR CONDITION ON HIS CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE BOTTOM AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. ALL PROPS WERE BENT AFT AND THE UNDERBELLY SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCRAPED.
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