What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 3, 2005, at 1152 MDT, experimental-research and development eclipse 500 aircraft, registration number N505EA, owned by eclipse aviation corporation. Eclipse aviation pilot privacy data omitted executed a gear up landing at sunport international airport. The pilot privacy data omitted was conducting a training ride with another eclipse aviation pilot, privacy data omitted who was receiving practical instruction on normal and emergency procedures. During final the pilot privacy data omitted took control of the aircraft and executed standard landing procedures when the tower requested N505EA to execute a short approach on runway RW3. When the aircraft turned for short final, the pilot privacy data omitted forgot to extend the landing gears. The landing gear warning system is not operational, since the aircraft is under development. Substantial aircraft damage noted, aircraft sustained considerable damage to the fuselage pressure vessel and flap trailing edges. No injuries reported. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Maintenance personnel recovered and repositioned aircraft at eclipse aviation hangar at sunport international airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005, AT 1152 MDT, EXPERIMENTAL-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ECLIPSE 500 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N505EA, OWNED BY ECLIPSE AVIATION CORPORATION. ECLIPSE AVIATION PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED A GEAR UP LANDING AT SUNPORT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING RIDE WITH ANOTHER ECLIPSE AVIATION PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WHO WAS RECEIVING PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION ON NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. DURING FINAL THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXECUTED STANDARD LANDING PROCEDURES WHEN THE TOWER REQUESTED N505EA TO EXECUTE A SHORT APPROACH ON RUNWAY RW3. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED FOR SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEARS. THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATIONAL, SINCE THE AIRCRAFT IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE PRESSURE VESSEL AND FLAP TRAILING EDGES. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RECOVERED AND REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT AT ECLIPSE AVIATION HANGAR AT SUNPORT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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