What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 27, 2017, at 1225 EST a Mooney, model M20C, N7878V that is registered to 7878 victor inc., had a gearup landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage due to the aircraft fuselage contacting the runway on landing and the pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Zephyrhills airport on December 27, 2017. The pilot took off from the zepyrhills airport, Florida on a CFR part 91 pleasure flight. On final approach to landing the pilot thought he had lowered the landing gear but the landing gear was not lowered. As the aircraft touched down the pilot realized he did not lower the landing gear and the aircraft contacted the runway and slide to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 27, 2017, AT 1225 EST A MOONEY, MODEL M20C, N7878V THAT IS REGISTERED TO 7878 VICTOR INC., HAD A GEARUP LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CONTACTING THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ZEPHYRHILLS AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 27, 2017. THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE ZEPYRHILLS AIRPORT, FLORIDA ON A CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT LOWERED. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE PILOT REALIZED HE DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND SLIDE TO A STOP.
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