What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot intended to fly two circuits of the pattern to warm up the engine oil for an oil change. The first touch and go was completed successfully. The second circuit was intended to be a full stop landing. The pilot landed the aircraft "gear up". The pilot stated he had disrupted his normal procedure by experimenting with landing with the speed brakes and full flaps carrying some power to adjust for that. The pilot also stated that he usually checks gear down on down wind and then on final. Pilot failed to check gear down on this landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT INTENDED TO FLY TWO CIRCUITS OF THE PATTERN TO WARM UP THE ENGINE OIL FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE SECOND CIRCUIT WAS INTENDED TO BE A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT "GEAR UP". THE PILOT STATED HE HAD DISRUPTED HIS NORMAL PROCEDURE BY EXPERIMENTING WITH LANDING WITH THE SPEED BRAKES AND FULL FLAPS CARRYING SOME POWER TO ADJUST FOR THAT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE USUALLY CHECKS GEAR DOWN ON DOWN WIND AND THEN ON FINAL. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN ON THIS LANDING.
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