What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that while entering the airport traffic pattern for landing, he was distracted by approximately eight other airplanes already in the traffic pattern. He subsequently forgot to extend the landing gear and landed with the gear retracted. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the lower fuselage, which included the keel and bulkhead. The maintenance personnel who removed the aircraft from the runway stated that when the landing gear selector handle was moved to the extend position, the landing gear extended normally. The pilot did not report any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY APPROXIMATELY EIGHT OTHER AIRPLANES ALREADY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE SUBSEQUENTLY FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE, WHICH INCLUDED THE KEEL AND BULKHEAD. THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY STATED THAT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE EXTEND POSITION, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.