What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 16, 2007, at 1540 mountain daylight time, a spartan-7W aircraft, N17616, registered to redman company, LLC, landed with the landing gear up, I.e. belly-in, at the Columbus, Montana (6S3) airport, while on a pleasure flight. The aircraft's single occupant pilot failed (forgot) to select the gear-down during the landing phase of flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot was uninjured. The flight originated at this same airport, and the pilot was performing touch-and-go operations at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 16, 2007, AT 1540 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SPARTAN-7W AIRCRAFT, N17616, REGISTERED TO REDMAN COMPANY, LLC, LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP, I.E. BELLY-IN, AT THE COLUMBUS, MONTANA (6S3) AIRPORT, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT'S SINGLE OCCUPANT PILOT FAILED (FORGOT) TO SELECT THE GEAR-DOWN DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THIS SAME AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO OPERATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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