What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5/19/17, N262WF departed on a VFR flight from lake norman airpark (14A) to Rowan County Airport (kruq) with the intention to practice landings. N262WF entered left downwind for runway 20. After reducing the power to begin a descent to land, the pilot did not extend the landing gear as he was distracted by a large bird in his flight path. He maneuvered to miss the bird and continued with his approach. Throughout the rest of the approach and landing, the pilot never verified that the landing gear was down. The monowheel plane came to a stop on the runway with damage to the tire and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/19/17, N262WF DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (14A) TO ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT (KRUQ) WITH THE INTENTION TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. N262WF ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 20. AFTER REDUCING THE POWER TO BEGIN A DESCENT TO LAND, THE PILOT DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AS HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A LARGE BIRD IN HIS FLIGHT PATH. HE MANEUVERED TO MISS THE BIRD AND CONTINUED WITH HIS APPROACH. THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE APPROACH AND LANDING, THE PILOT NEVER VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE MONOWHEEL PLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND PROPELLER.
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