What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During an interview the pilot stated ?I was the last aircraft in a flight of three T-6 aircraft. We approached Deer Valley Airport and entered the overhead pattern and pitched out to get spacing for landing. There was a lot of radio chatter and I missed a frequency change. During the process of maneuvering for landing and listening to the radio and maintaining visual separation from the other two aircraft I momentarily lost my situational awareness and got out of sequence with my normal habit patterns. As the aircraft began to settle to the runway during landing I heard the ting ting ting sound as the propeller contacted the runway. I immediately knew I had forgotten to lower my landing gear. I added power, raised the nose and lowered the gear and landed in the remaining runway available. Once clear of the runway and shut down my flying companions were all lamenting how they were on the radio telling me the gear was not down. Likewise the tower was telling me the gear was not down but because I had missed the frequency change I was not hearing the warnings.? The propeller was removed and the engine inspected. The pilot privacy data omitted is an A&P mechanic with an IA rating. The crankshaft was not damaged. Only the propeller tips were bent.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AN INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED ?I WAS THE LAST AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT OF THREE T-6 AIRCRAFT. WE APPROACHED DEER VALLEY AIRPORT AND ENTERED THE OVERHEAD PATTERN AND PITCHED OUT TO GET SPACING FOR LANDING. THERE WAS A LOT OF RADIO CHATTER AND I MISSED A FREQUENCY CHANGE. DURING THE PROCESS OF MANEUVERING FOR LANDING AND LISTENING TO THE RADIO AND MAINTAINING VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE OTHER TWO AIRCRAFT I MOMENTARILY LOST MY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND GOT OUT OF SEQUENCE WITH MY NORMAL HABIT PATTERNS. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE TO THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING I HEARD THE TING TING TING SOUND AS THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. I IMMEDIATELY KNEW I HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER MY LANDING GEAR. I ADDED POWER, RAISED THE NOSE AND LOWERED THE GEAR AND LANDED IN THE REMAINING RUNWAY AVAILABLE. ONCE CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN MY FLYING COMPANIONS WERE ALL LAMENTING HOW THEY WERE ON THE RADIO TELLING ME THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. LIKEWISE THE TOWER WAS TELLING ME THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN BUT BECAUSE I HAD MISSED THE FREQUENCY CHANGE I WAS NOT HEARING THE WARNINGS.? THE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED AND THE ENGINE INSPECTED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS AN A&P MECHANIC WITH AN IA RATING. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. ONLY THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT.
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