What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was on a visual approach to runway 3 at Miami County Airport, (K81) in paola, KS, in N7920P, PA-24-250 commanche and subsequently landed with the landing gear in the retracted position. After landing the aircraft slid off the side of the runway, impacted a runway light and came to rest partially in the grass off the side of the runway. There was no evidence of any mechanical malfunction and evidence indicates the landing gear warning horn was operating normally. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 3 AT MIAMI COUNTY AIRPORT, (K81) IN PAOLA, KS, IN N7920P, PA-24-250 COMMANCHE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT AND CAME TO REST PARTIALLY IN THE GRASS OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND EVIDENCE INDICATES THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.
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