What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Sunday November 18, 2018 at approx 1030 am pilot had just completed two touch and goes while performing a VFR proficiency flight. During approach of the third and final touch and go at Deland airport, the pilot heard a horn and immediately check flaps, AOA and altitude, thinking it was the stall horn. The pilot stated everything checked okay, and focused on the stall horn and was confused as to why it was sounding. Then the pilot noticed the red gear light and realized it was not a stall horn, but a gear up horn sounding and immediately pushed power for altitude. The pilot completed a go around and landing safely and taxied to the hangar. When he departed the aircraft, he noticed the prop blades had touched the ground and were curled. There was no other damage to the aircraft to include, visiible engine damage or landing gear damage. The pilot did not have any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2018 AT APPROX 1030 AM PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED TWO TOUCH AND GOES WHILE PERFORMING A VFR PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. DURING APPROACH OF THE THIRD AND FINAL TOUCH AND GO AT DELAND AIRPORT, THE PILOT HEARD A HORN AND IMMEDIATELY CHECK FLAPS, AOA AND ALTITUDE, THINKING IT WAS THE STALL HORN. THE PILOT STATED EVERYTHING CHECKED OKAY, AND FOCUSED ON THE STALL HORN AND WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHY IT WAS SOUNDING. THEN THE PILOT NOTICED THE RED GEAR LIGHT AND REALIZED IT WAS NOT A STALL HORN, BUT A GEAR UP HORN SOUNDING AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED POWER FOR ALTITUDE. THE PILOT COMPLETED A GO AROUND AND LANDING SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR. WHEN HE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTICED THE PROP BLADES HAD TOUCHED THE GROUND AND WERE CURLED. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE, VISIIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE OR LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES.
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