From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilots statement: the pilot became distracted during the turn to base to final, several traffic calls were made. The pilot was looking for a helicopter in the vacinity and disrupted the checklist. Pilot adjusted the prop, trim, and flaps, just skipped over the landing gear item on the checklist. Aircraft did not indicate the gear was up nor was there a gear alarm.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS STATEMENT: THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED DURING THE TURN TO BASE TO FINAL, SEVERAL TRAFFIC CALLS WERE MADE. THE PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR A HELICOPTER IN THE VACINITY AND DISRUPTED THE CHECKLIST. PILOT ADJUSTED THE PROP, TRIM, AND FLAPS, JUST SKIPPED OVER THE LANDING GEAR ITEM ON THE CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT DID NOT INDICATE THE GEAR WAS UP NOR WAS THERE A GEAR ALARM.