What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot landed the aircraft on runway 36 with the landing gear retracted. The pilot stated that his normal landing routine was disrupted by a formation flight in the pattern and he delayed extension of the landing gear until he was on final approach. He further stated that he observed the mechanical gear indicator which indicated that the landing gear was extended. The pilot also stated that the aircraft required full flaps to slow the aircraft sufficiently for landing. He stated that he had no other indication of anything abnormal until the aircraft struck the ground with the gear retracted.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 36 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS NORMAL LANDING ROUTINE WAS DISRUPTED BY A FORMATION FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN AND HE DELAYED EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR UNTIL HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL GEAR INDICATOR WHICH INDICATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED FULL FLAPS TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT SUFFICIENTLY FOR LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NO OTHER INDICATION OF ANYTHING ABNORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.
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