What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The following factors contributed to the gear up landing of N6799P, on may 1, 2004: 1. Mr. Lintner has approximately 3 hours in a Piper PA-24, in the last ninety days, including the flight down to hilton head. 2. The landing gear switch has a neutral position that could be confused with the down position. 3. Mr. Lintner's power setting was probably above 12 inches of mercury on final so the landing gear warning horn would not have sounded. The landing gear system performed correctly on three separate cycles. Even if the circuit breaker was popped, and Mr. Lintner had selected the down position on the landing gear switch, the landing gear indicating light (green) would not have illuminated indicated the gear was down and locked.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FOLLOWING FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GEAR UP LANDING OF N6799P, ON MAY 1, 2004: 1. MR. LINTNER HAS APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS IN A PIPER PA-24, IN THE LAST NINETY DAYS, INCLUDING THE FLIGHT DOWN TO HILTON HEAD. 2. THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH HAS A NEUTRAL POSITION THAT COULD BE CONFUSED WITH THE DOWN POSITION. 3. MR. LINTNER'S POWER SETTING WAS PROBABLY ABOVE 12 INCHES OF MERCURY ON FINAL SO THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WOULD NOT HAVE SOUNDED. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM PERFORMED CORRECTLY ON THREE SEPARATE CYCLES. EVEN IF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED, AND MR. LINTNER HAD SELECTED THE DOWN POSITION ON THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH, THE LANDING GEAR INDICATING LIGHT (GREEN) WOULD NOT HAVE ILLUMINATED INDICATED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.
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