What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Description of incident: on December 10, 2012 at approximately 1705 CST, navajo N445FM flown by a private rated pilot with instrument rating failed to extend landing gear prior to touchdown and landed aircraft gear up. Causal and/or contributing factors: private rated pilot had extended landing gear and followed checklist for first attempt at landing. Other air traffic caused a go around. The landing gear was retracted, but not extended for second attempt to land. Private rated pilot stated that gear warning horn may have been inoperative. The gear horn will be operationally checked during the repair of the aircraft. Comments: the flight was conducted as an IFR, part 91 flight.
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: ON DECEMBER 10, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1705 CST, NAVAJO N445FM FLOWN BY A PRIVATE RATED PILOT WITH INSTRUMENT RATING FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND LANDED AIRCRAFT GEAR UP.CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PRIVATE RATED PILOT HAD EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND FOLLOWED CHECKLIST FOR FIRST ATTEMPT AT LANDING. OTHER AIR TRAFFIC CAUSED A GO AROUND. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, BUT NOT EXTENDED FOR SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND. PRIVATE RATED PILOT STATED THAT GEAR WARNING HORN MAY HAVE BEEN INOPERATIVE. THE GEAR HORN WILL BE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED DURING THE REPAIR OF THE AIRCRAFT.COMMENTS: THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS AN IFR, PART 91 FLIGHT.
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