What happened
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Departed little rock, ar (klit) on IFR flight plan to Williamsport, PA (kipt). Approx. 2 hours into flight the right (#2) engine lost power. Pilot shutdown engine and feathered the propeller and requested descend to 10,000'. ETA to destination was 45 minutes. Pilot did not declare an emergency. Attempted to restart engine at 10,000' in case loss of power was due to turbocharger problem. The prop unfeathered and rotated but engine would not restart. Approaching destination, modified staight in approach to rwy 09, he used a landing checklist but delayed extending the landing gear due to being single engine. He then forgot to extend the gear prior to landing. He does not remember if the landing gear warning horn sounded.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED LITTLE ROCK, AR (KLIT) ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KIPT). APPROX. 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT THE RIGHT (#2) ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND REQUESTED DESCEND TO 10,000'. ETA TO DESTINATION WAS 45 MINUTES. PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE AT 10,000' IN CASE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO TURBOCHARGER PROBLEM. THE PROP UNFEATHERED AND ROTATED BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. APPROACHING DESTINATION, MODIFIED STAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RWY 09, HE USED A LANDING CHECKLIST BUT DELAYED EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO BEING SINGLE ENGINE. HE THEN FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER IF THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED.
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