What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was a part 91 flight from sikeston MO to Dothan, AL. Approaching the airport on final the pilot selected 10 dergees of flaps and slowed. He then selected an addittional 10 degrees of flaps and moved the gear handle down. Final flaps were selected on short final. The pilot was wearing a headset and did not hear the gear warning horn prior to touchdown. The passengers stated they heard a momentary faint horn blow just prior to touchdown. Just prior to touchdown the pilot realized that the gear was not down and started to add power to go around but the aircraft touched down and the pilot retarded the power. The aircraft slid to an uneventfull stop. The pilot later realized that he had moved the gear handle from the raised position to the neutral position.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM SIKESTON MO TO DOTHAN, AL. APPROACHING THE AIRPORT ON FINAL THE PILOT SELECTED 10 DERGEES OF FLAPS AND SLOWED. HE THEN SELECTED AN ADDITTIONAL 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. FINAL FLAPS WERE SELECTED ON SHORT FINAL. THE PILOT WAS WEARING A HEADSET AND DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE PASSENGERS STATED THEY HEARD A MOMENTARY FAINT HORN BLOW JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND STARTED TO ADD POWER TO GO AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE PILOT RETARDED THE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO AN UNEVENTFULL STOP. THE PILOT LATER REALIZED THAT HE HAD MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE FROM THE RAISED POSITION TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION.
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