What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot indicated that she had been doing touch and go landings at the Washington County Airport (afj), as sole occupant of the airplane, for approximately two hours prior to the incident. privacy data omitted Indicated she had departed the traffic pattern to do some additional air work and as she was returning for a final landing, ahelicopter reported on the UNICOM frequency that it was on the down-wind in front of her, and then reportedthat he was number two, behind her, for the landing at the airport. privacy data omitted Extended her downwind to allow the helicopter to land before her. privacy data omitted Indicated she was distracted and never saw the helicopter enter the traffic pattern, and as a result failed to extend the landing gear. Further investigation by airworthiness inspector jeff halliday revealed that a wire connected to the landing gear horn on the throttle linkage was broken, therefore privacy data omitted did not receive the aural warning that the landing gear was not down and locked. privacy data omitted Stated she had done approximately 20 touch and go landings in that two hour periodand thought she had extended the landing gear on her final approach and as a result landed the airplane with the landing gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT INDICATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT (AFJ), AS SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED SHE HAD DEPARTED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL AIR WORK AND AS SHE WAS RETURNING FOR A FINAL LANDING, AHELICOPTER REPORTED ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT IT WAS ON THE DOWN-WIND IN FRONT OF HER, AND THEN REPORTEDTHAT HE WAS NUMBER TWO, BEHIND HER, FOR THE LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXTENDED HER DOWNWIND TO ALLOW THE HELICOPTER TO LAND BEFORE HER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED SHE WAS DISTRACTED AND NEVER SAW THE HELICOPTER ENTER THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND AS A RESULT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR JEFF HALLIDAY REVEALED THAT A WIRE CONNECTED TO THE LANDING GEAR HORN ON THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS BROKEN, THEREFORE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT RECEIVE THE AURAL WARNING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED SHE HAD DONE APPROXIMATELY 20 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN THAT TWO HOUR PERIODAND THOUGHT SHE HAD EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR ON HER FINAL APPROACH AND AS A RESULT LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP.
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