What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot's statement: electric gear failed to accuate. Failing to get the gear down, elected to land gear up. Notified tower, landed successfully. Prior to landing, had done 2 touch and go landings at winder, during which the gear worked properly.privacy data omittedInspectors statement: arrived on scene an inspected the aircraft registration and airworthiness certificates. Inspected pilot certificate and medical certificate for currency. No discrepancys noted. Inspected the aircraft for damage. A small amount of scraped area was noted on the lower nose of the fiberglass cowl and paint.. Aircraft landed on nose gear bumper skid which is designed to protect the aircraft when nose gear is folded to enter and exit the aircraft. Pilot later stated by e-mail dated 08-01-2011 that a limit switch in the gear actuation circuit failed to close after the gear cycled and caused the gear to stay in the up position.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT'S STATEMENT: ELECTRIC GEAR FAILED TO ACCUATE. FAILING TO GET THE GEAR DOWN, ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP. NOTIFIED TOWER, LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. PRIOR TO LANDING, HAD DONE 2 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT WINDER, DURING WHICH THE GEAR WORKED PROPERLY.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^INSPECTORS STATEMENT: ARRIVED ON SCENE AN INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES. INSPECTED PILOT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR CURRENCY. NO DISCREPANCYS NOTED. INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SCRAPED AREA WAS NOTED ON THE LOWER NOSE OF THE FIBERGLASS COWL AND PAINT.. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON NOSE GEAR BUMPER SKID WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE AIRCRAFT WHEN NOSE GEAR IS FOLDED TO ENTER AND EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT LATER STATED BY E-MAIL DATED 08-01-2011 THAT A LIMIT SWITCH IN THE GEAR ACTUATION CIRCUIT FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THE GEAR CYCLED AND CAUSED THE GEAR TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION.
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