What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 14, 2006 at approximately 1700 hours local time, a Piper arrow iv, registration N2895L, contacted the runway surface at orlando, apopka airport (X04) with the landing gear unintentionally in the retracted position. The flight instructor and pilot in command was privacy data omitted . The pilot trainee was privacy data omitted . There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and flaps. In telephone interviews with the crew, the instructor stated that they became pre-occupied attempting to work amongst a bi-directional traffic pattern at this uncontrolled field. In their efforts to safely sequence themselves for a landing on runway 15, they became distracted and overlooked the extension of the landing gear. Realizing what was happening at touchdown, the crew added power, flew back to their base at orlando executive, and made a normal landing. The instructor and trainee stated the landing gear warning horn did not activate. The incident was not reported until a week later.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 14, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A PIPER ARROW IV, REGISTRATION N2895L, CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AT ORLANDO, APOPKA AIRPORT (X04) WITH THE LANDING GEAR UNINTENTIONALLY IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THE PILOT TRAINEE WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND FLAPS. IN TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS WITH THE CREW, THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY BECAME PRE-OCCUPIED ATTEMPTING TO WORK AMONGST A BI-DIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THIS UNCONTROLLED FIELD. IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SAFELY SEQUENCE THEMSELVES FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 15, THEY BECAME DISTRACTED AND OVERLOOKED THE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. REALIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT TOUCHDOWN, THE CREW ADDED POWER, FLEW BACK TO THEIR BASE AT ORLANDO EXECUTIVE, AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE STATED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL A WEEK LATER.
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