What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 28, 2004, about 1230 CST, a Bellanca 17-30A, N7373V, landed with the gear up. Investigation of the incident revealed that the hydraulic system malfunctioned which caused the gear not to extend. The private-rated pilot received no injury and the airplane incurred minor belly damage. The pilot stated that while performing slow flight maneuvers he disabled the auto-axion (automatic landing gear control) and forgot to enable the auto-axion after the manuevers. The above action may have contributed to the landing gear not extending when the aircraft speed dropped below 100 knots. The on site investigation of the incident revealed that the landing gear motor worked intermediately. The emergency landing gear lever was activated and the landing gear extended properly and locked. The aircraft's wings, the main landing gears' clam shell doors and the propeller blades were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 28, 2004, ABOUT 1230 CST, A BELLANCA 17-30A, N7373V, LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR NOT TO EXTEND. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURY AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED MINOR BELLY DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVERS HE DISABLED THE AUTO-AXION (AUTOMATIC LANDING GEAR CONTROL) AND FORGOT TO ENABLE THE AUTO-AXION AFTER THE MANUEVERS. THE ABOVE ACTION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SPEED DROPPED BELOW 100 KNOTS. THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR WORKED INTERMEDIATELY. THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED PROPERLY AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS, THE MAIN LANDING GEARS' CLAM SHELL DOORS AND THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED.
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