What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Dr. Buono had a normal takeoff with gear retraction and then he hit a flock of birds. He indicated that gear retraction seemed longer than usual. Then on landing Dr. Buono stated that he was unable to get the landing gear down all the way. He then retracted the gear and tried to extend it two more times. Then he attempted to lower the gear w/the hand pump. Again, it only partially extended. He was able to fully retract the gear w/the hand pump. At that point, he landed gear up on rwy 21 and shut down the rear engine to preclude any possible prop damage. He slid approx. 600 ft down the rwy and was able to prevent any wing tip damage. He shut off the power, exited the a/c and called FBO. Dr. Buono stated that he hit a flock of birds on takeoff. Post incident investigation found the landing gear to be operating normally on 2 cycles (a blackbird fell from the gear well on gear extension).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DR. BUONO HAD A NORMAL TAKEOFF WITH GEAR RETRACTION AND THEN HE HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS. HE INDICATED THAT GEAR RETRACTION SEEMED LONGER THAN USUAL. THEN ON LANDING DR. BUONO STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ALL THE WAY. HE THEN RETRACTED THE GEAR AND TRIED TO EXTEND IT TWO MORE TIMES. THEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR W/THE HAND PUMP. AGAIN, IT ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. HE WAS ABLE TO FULLY RETRACT THE GEAR W/THE HAND PUMP. AT THAT POINT, HE LANDED GEAR UP ON RWY 21 AND SHUT DOWN THE REAR ENGINE TO PRECLUDE ANY POSSIBLE PROP DAMAGE. HE SLID APPROX. 600 FT DOWN THE RWY AND WAS ABLE TO PREVENT ANY WING TIP DAMAGE. HE SHUT OFF THE POWER, EXITED THE A/C AND CALLED FBO. DR. BUONO STATED THAT HE HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON TAKEOFF. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LANDING GEAR TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY ON 2 CYCLES (A BLACKBIRD FELL FROM THE GEAR WELL ON GEAR EXTENSION).