What happened
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On 12/02/2017 N779LH landed wheels up at Rosamond Sky Park. privacy data omitted Was the only person on board and was not injured. N779LH was removed from the runway and placed in privacy data omitted hanger. privacy data omitted Stated that on the downwind leg he thought he had selected the gear to the down position. With the west sun light illuminating the instrument panel the red and green gear lights were hard to see due to the bright sun light washing out the gear indicator lenses.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/02/2017 N779LH LANDED WHEELS UP AT ROSAMOND SKY PARK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. N779LH WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PLACED IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON THE DOWNWIND LEG HE THOUGHT HE HAD SELECTED THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. WITH THE WEST SUN LIGHT ILLUMINATING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE RED AND GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WERE HARD TO SEE DUE TO THE BRIGHT SUN LIGHT WASHING OUT THE GEAR INDICATOR LENSES.
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