What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) April 24, 2007, at approximately 1730 local, N31YK a CE-310 piloted by privacy data omitted landed gear up at the South Boston airport W78, Virginia. Damage was to both engines, propellers, belly skin, ventral fin, flaps, gear doors, and the cowling surrounding the engine exhaust area. Weather was not a factor. Pilot stated he perceived a problem with the aircraft flaps during approach. He became distracted by this perceived problem and states he did not check for the three green landing gear lights. During the flare with power retarded, the landing gear unsafe horn started to sound and he realized the gear was still up.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) APRIL 24, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL, N31YK A CE-310 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED GEAR UP AT THE SOUTH BOSTON AIRPORT W78, VIRGINIA. DAMAGE WAS TO BOTH ENGINES, PROPELLERS, BELLY SKIN, VENTRAL FIN, FLAPS, GEAR DOORS, AND THE COWLING SURROUNDING THE ENGINE EXHAUST AREA. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. PILOT STATED HE PERCEIVED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT FLAPS DURING APPROACH. HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY THIS PERCEIVED PROBLEM AND STATES HE DID NOT CHECK FOR THE THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS. DURING THE FLARE WITH POWER RETARDED, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE HORN STARTED TO SOUND AND HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS STILL UP.
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