What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 18, 2011, N44562, piloted by privacy data omitted, landed with the landing gear retracted on runway 7R at the Phoenix skyharbor airport. The only person on board the aircraft was the pilot, privacy data omitted, who did not receive any injuries. During the investigation inspector schenewark and inspector miller inspected the damage to N44562 and determined that there was substantial damage done to the wing spars on both lower wings. The incident was then classified as an accident. Also during the investigation inspector schenewark interviewed privacy data omitted about the possible cause of the gear up landing, to which privacy data omitted responded that he just "forgot" to put the landing gear handle down. privacy data omitted Took full responsiblity for forgetting to put the landing gear down. There were no other potential causes noted during the investigation that would cause the gear to not come down when selected.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 18, 2011, N44562, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 7R AT THE PHOENIX SKYHARBOR AIRPORT. THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. DURING THE INVESTIGATION INSPECTOR SCHENEWARK AND INSPECTOR MILLER INSPECTED THE DAMAGE TO N44562 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE WING SPARS ON BOTH LOWER WINGS. THE INCIDENT WAS THEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT. ALSO DURING THE INVESTIGATION INSPECTOR SCHENEWARK INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE GEAR UP LANDING, TO WHICH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED THAT HE JUST "FORGOT" TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK FULL RESPONSIBLITY FOR FORGETTING TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THERE WERE NO OTHER POTENTIAL CAUSES NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT WOULD CAUSE THE GEAR TO NOT COME DOWN WHEN SELECTED.
NTSB investigation
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