What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 20, 2018 at approximately 1035 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 17-31ATC, N14747, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received minor damage when it landed on runway 33 with gear retracted at the Frankfort, dow memorial airport (fks) in Frankfort, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the incident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was the only occupant aboard the aircraft at the time of the incident, and did not receive any injuries.
According to the pilot he was returning from a visual flight rules (VFR) flight to Frankfort airport to land the aircraft when he failed to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown of the aircraft on the runway. The aircraft then slid down the runway on its belly coming to a stop, in the middle at approximately 2/3 the way down the runway.
Weather report at kfks airport at 1435Z was: wind 230 degrees at 04 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, overcast at 7000 feet, temperature 20 c, dew point 17 c, and altimeter 2993.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 20, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1035 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 17-31ATC, N14747, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 WITH GEAR RETRACTED AT THE FRANKFORT, DOW MEMORIAL AIRPORT (FKS) IN FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS RETURNING FROM A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT TO FRANKFORT AIRPORT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY ON ITS BELLY COMING TO A STOP, IN THE MIDDLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2/3 THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.
WEATHER REPORT AT KFKS AIRPORT AT 1435Z WAS: WIND 230 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, OVERCAST AT 7000 FEET, TEMPERATURE 20 C, DEW POINT 17 C, AND ALTIMETER 2993.
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