What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The private pilot said he forgot to lower the landing gear of the Piper comanche while he was practicing the second of three planned touch & go landings. Pilot said he did not use his printed before landing checklist because he was so busy as a solo pilot in the traffic pattern of the non-towered airport. He said he normally used a "gumps" check on downwind, but he forgot this time. Evidence at the scene showed the comanche first touched down at the 2,400 foot mark on runway 09, a 5,000 foot long asphalt runway. The aircraft skidded for 400 feet and came to rest approximately 25 feet left of the runway centerline. A contributing factor to his failure to hear the "gear up" warning horn was the fact that the pilot was wearing a headset and the warning horn is not connected to the cockpit intercom system. The only damage to the aircraft was minor skin damage to the forward belly, with sudden stoppage damage to the engine, and damage to both blades of the propeller. There was no apparent damage to the gear doors, wings, flaps, empennage or tail surfaces. The pilot showed the FAA inspector a superficial abrasion injury to his thigh which he said he sustained when exiting the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT SAID HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR OF THE PIPER COMANCHE WHILE HE WAS PRACTICING THE SECOND OF THREE PLANNED TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. PILOT SAID HE DID NOT USE HIS PRINTED BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST BECAUSE HE WAS SO BUSY AS A SOLO PILOT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN OF THE NON-TOWERED AIRPORT. HE SAID HE NORMALLY USED A "GUMPS" CHECK ON DOWNWIND, BUT HE FORGOT THIS TIME. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWED THE COMANCHE FIRST TOUCHED DOWN AT THE 2,400 FOOT MARK ON RUNWAY 09, A 5,000 FOOT LONG ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR 400 FEET AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO HIS FAILURE TO HEAR THE "GEAR UP" WARNING HORN WAS THE FACT THAT THE PILOT WAS WEARING A HEADSET AND THE WARNING HORN IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE COCKPIT INTERCOM SYSTEM. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD BELLY, WITH SUDDEN STOPPAGE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, AND DAMAGE TO BOTH BLADES OF THE PROPELLER. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOORS, WINGS, FLAPS, EMPENNAGE OR TAIL SURFACES. THE PILOT SHOWED THE FAA INSPECTOR A SUPERFICIAL ABRASION INJURY TO HIS THIGH WHICH HE SAID HE SUSTAINED WHEN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.
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