What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Just received medical back in mail on Saturday (4/30/11) and this was the first flight in over a year. He departed into the local area and returned to the traffic pattern. There was another small, single engine aircraft in the pattern that he observed just as he reached for the gear handle on the base leg. He delayed putting the gear down and put down the flaps instead to slow the aircraft. He then turned back into the downwind to increase the distance between him and the other aircraft. He flew an extended pattern to provide for spacing between his aircraft and the other aircraft. On final he had to maneuver to miss a bird. He did not remember to put the gear down and forgot to check the gear lights until he was just touching down. He then noticed that the red 'unsafe' light was on. The gear warning horn never sounded. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, nose gear doors, belly, and trailing edge of both flaps.
As the FAA filed it
JUST RECEIVED MEDICAL BACK IN MAIL ON SATURDAY (4/30/11) AND THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT IN OVER A YEAR. HE DEPARTED INTO THE LOCAL AREA AND RETURNED TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.THERE WAS ANOTHER SMALL, SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN THAT HE OBSERVED JUST AS HE REACHED FOR THE GEAR HANDLE ON THE BASE LEG. HE DELAYED PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN AND PUT DOWN THE FLAPS INSTEAD TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN TURNED BACK INTO THE DOWNWIND TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIM AND THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.HE FLEW AN EXTENDED PATTERN TO PROVIDE FOR SPACING BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. ON FINAL HE HAD TO MANEUVER TO MISS A BIRD. HE DID NOT REMEMBER TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND FORGOT TO CHECK THE GEAR LIGHTS UNTIL HE WAS JUST TOUCHING DOWN. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE RED 'UNSAFE' LIGHT WAS ON. THE GEAR WARNING HORN NEVER SOUNDED.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS, BELLY, AND TRAILING EDGE OF BOTH FLAPS.