What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot had engaged a flight instructor for the express purpose of receiving proficiency check out in a Cessna 210 owned by his son. The pilot privacy data omitted stated he was preoccupied with the appropriate airspeeds and altitudes during the final phases of the approach and failed to lower the landing gear. The pilot privacy data omitted stated during the previous landings at john wayne airport and Chino Airport, ^priv^ had occasionally reached over and lowered the landing gear himself. CFI ^priv^ admitted as a result of confusing direction by Chino tower he had lost focus on the task at hand and failed to use the gump checklist.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT HAD ENGAGED A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PROFICIENCY CHECK OUT IN A CESSNA 210 OWNED BY HIS SON. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED HE WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE APPROPRIATE AIRSPEEDS AND ALTITUDES DURING THE FINAL PHASES OF THE APPROACH AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ STATED DURING THE PREVIOUS LANDINGS AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT AND CHINO AIRPORT, ^PRIV^ HAD OCCASIONALLY REACHED OVER AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HIMSELF. CFI ^PRIV^ ADMITTED AS A RESULT OF CONFUSING DIRECTION BY CHINO TOWER HE HAD LOST FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND AND FAILED TO USE THE GUMP CHECKLIST.
Other reports on N8280M · 2
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