What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 17, 2013, aircraft N6708A crash landed at airport (2IS) in Clewiston Florida. The pilot and the passenger (private pilot, foreing base) were practicing touch and go landings. The aircraft crashed during a landing attempt, the pilot in command (PIC) failed to extend the gear. During the landing attempt, the PIC heard noises coming from outside when he realized it was the propellers hitting the runway. The PIC applied power to the aircraft in an attempt avoid the crash landing. The aircraft veered to the left of the runway over the grass. The PIC leveled the aircraft and it crash landed on the grass with gear up. The right propeller struck the grass first followed by the left propeller both engines were making power during the crash. The gear handle was in the down position when we arrived at the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 17, 2013, AIRCRAFT N6708A CRASH LANDED AT AIRPORT (2IS) IN CLEWISTON FLORIDA. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER (PRIVATE PILOT, FOREING BASE) WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PIC HEARD NOISES COMING FROM OUTSIDE WHEN HE REALIZED IT WAS THE PROPELLERS HITTING THE RUNWAY. THE PIC APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT AVOID THE CRASH LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY OVER THE GRASS. THE PIC LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT CRASH LANDED ON THE GRASS WITH GEAR UP. THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GRASS FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT PROPELLER BOTH ENGINES WERE MAKING POWER DURING THE CRASH. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE INCIDENT.
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