What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 22, 2015 pilot in command (PIC) privacy data omitted was flying aircraft N98B, serial number LJ-87 for bay area skydiving located at Byron Airport (C83).
The aircraft took off with a load of skydivers. On the turn to the jump zone the left engine flamed out. The PIC was able to release the skydivers and then turned back to the airport for landing. During his approach he did not attempt to restart the left engine. The right engine was operational without any problems. Upon the approach to the runway the pilot did not extend the landing gear and landed on runway wheels up. The landing caused visual damage to the underside of the fuselage, the right engine propeller, left and right flaps, lower antenna, engine lower cowlings, and lower landing gear doors.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 22, 2015 PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT N98B, SERIAL NUMBER LJ-87 FOR BAY AREA SKYDIVING LOCATED AT BYRON AIRPORT (C83).
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF WITH A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS. ON THE TURN TO THE JUMP ZONE THE LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE SKYDIVERS AND THEN TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. DURING HIS APPROACH HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS OPERATIONAL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. UPON THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY THE PILOT DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED ON RUNWAY WHEELS UP. THE LANDING CAUSED VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER, LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS, LOWER ANTENNA, ENGINE LOWER COWLINGS, AND LOWER LANDING GEAR DOORS.
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