What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Had done about 6 practice landings on runway 29 at 7G8 and decided to initiate a power off 180 landing. He landed about half way down the runway and skidded to a stop approximatly 750' on the belly of the aircraft. He stated that he simply forgot to put the gear down during the approach and did not recall hearing the gear horn. The airplane was later jacked up and the gear horn was tested. The switch with in the throttle quadrant was worn and not making contact to set the horn off. There was minor damage to the nose gear doors, flaps, sheet metal on the under belly, exhaust pipes and the propeller was damaged. Portage flight center will be accomplishing a malcunction/defect report on the failed switch with in the throttle quadrant.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD DONE ABOUT 6 PRACTICE LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 29 AT 7G8 AND DECIDED TO INITIATE A POWER OFF 180 LANDING. HE LANDED ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP APPROXIMATLY 750' ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN DURING THE APPROACH AND DID NOT RECALL HEARING THE GEAR HORN. THE AIRPLANE WAS LATER JACKED UP AND THE GEAR HORN WAS TESTED. THE SWITCH WITH IN THE THROTTLE QUADRANT WAS WORN AND NOT MAKING CONTACT TO SET THE HORN OFF. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, FLAPS, SHEET METAL ON THE UNDER BELLY, EXHAUST PIPES AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED.PORTAGE FLIGHT CENTER WILL BE ACCOMPLISHING A MALCUNCTION/DEFECT REPORT ON THE FAILED SWITCH WITH IN THE THROTTLE QUADRANT.