What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot privacy data omitted diverted from Y14 airport tea SD to fsd Sioux Falls, SD when he had an unsafe gear indication in a BE-58 aircraft N8121R. He could not fully raise or lower the gear and made a gear up landing on rwy 33 at fsd. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot received no injuries.5-9-2012 the NTSB determined that it was an accident due to keel damage from skidding down the runway. Incident changed to accident per mitch gallo and will take a major repair to replace or fix the aircraft under belly keels.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DIVERTED FROM Y14 AIRPORT TEA SD TO FSD SIOUX FALLS, SD WHEN HE HAD AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION IN A BE-58 AIRCRAFT N8121R. HE COULD NOT FULLY RAISE OR LOWER THE GEAR AND MADE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RWY 33 AT FSD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.5-9-2012 THE NTSB DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO KEEL DAMAGE FROM SKIDDING DOWN THE RUNWAY. INCIDENT CHANGED TO ACCIDENT PER MITCH GALLO AND WILL TAKE A MAJOR REPAIR TO REPLACE OR FIX THE AIRCRAFT UNDER BELLY KEELS.
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