What happened
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Aircraft repositioning from kfxe to kpbi for passenger pick-up. On approach to kpbi gear left gear light did not illuminate on landing gear actuation. Captain elected to land at kfe (base airport) with gear up after it could not be determined if gear were locked down by visual fly by of tower or other means. Landing slide on (belly landing) was successfull with full stop on the runway surface. Crew departed aicraft at overwing door safely. Aircraft sustained minimal damage to flaps, flap fairings, antenna blade at forward fuselage lower center aft of nose gear with no damage to gear doors. Fuselage skid plate worn down by landing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONING FROM KFXE TO KPBI FOR PASSENGER PICK-UP. ON APPROACH TO KPBI GEAR LEFT GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON LANDING GEAR ACTUATION. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO LAND AT KFE (BASE AIRPORT) WITH GEAR UP AFTER IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF GEAR WERE LOCKED DOWN BY VISUAL FLY BY OF TOWER OR OTHER MEANS. LANDING SLIDE ON (BELLY LANDING) WAS SUCCESSFULL WITH FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. CREW DEPARTED AICRAFT AT OVERWING DOOR SAFELY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO FLAPS, FLAP FAIRINGS, ANTENNA BLADE AT FORWARD FUSELAGE LOWER CENTER AFT OF NOSE GEAR WITH NO DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS. FUSELAGE SKID PLATE WORN DOWN BY LANDING.
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