What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he had not flown recently as he had shoulder surgery performed. He contact a friend of his to act as his safety pilot who held an atp/commercial pilot certificate. The pilot stated that they were practicing work in the pattern and had completed two touch and go’s. the pilot stated that he had simply forgot to lower the landing gear on the third approach and that he could not understand how he and his passenger had missed this procedure. The pilot also stated that he did not recall hearing the gear warning horn. The pilot stated that the traffic in the pattern was light at the time of his landing incident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN RECENTLY AS HE HAD SHOULDER SURGERY PERFORMED. HE CONTACT A FRIEND OF HIS TO ACT AS HIS SAFETY PILOT WHO HELD AN ATP/COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE PRACTICING WORK IN THE PATTERN AND HAD COMPLETED TWO TOUCH AND GO’S. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SIMPLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON THE THIRD APPROACH AND THAT HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW HE AND HIS PASSENGER HAD MISSED THIS PROCEDURE. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECALL HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME OF HIS LANDING INCIDENT.
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