What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 20, 2016, N2443T, a Navion aircraft, landed gear up on runway 9L at Melbourne international airport. The pilot was uninjured.
During a discussion with the pilot, he admitted to not placing his gear selector in the down position, until after the aircraft had come to a stop on the side of the runway. It wasnt until the flare that the pilot remembered hearing the gear warning horn, and by that time he was focused on maintaining the centerline of the runway.
An assessment of the damage to the aircraft revealed minor damage to the propeller as well as surface scraping damage to the flaps. There was no sign of structural damage to the aircraft or to the primary flight control surfaces.
The owners mechanic was able to place the aircraft on jacks for an operational check of the gear system which indicated no defects.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 20, 2016, N2443T, A NAVION AIRCRAFT, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 9L AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
DURING A DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT, HE ADMITTED TO NOT PLACING HIS GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION, UNTIL AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IT WASNT UNTIL THE FLARE THAT THE PILOT REMEMBERED HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN, AND BY THAT TIME HE WAS FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AS WELL AS SURFACE SCRAPING DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR TO THE PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES.
THE OWNERS MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS FOR AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE GEAR SYSTEM WHICH INDICATED NO DEFECTS.