What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The holder of a private pilot certificate and owner of the incident aircraft was out performing solo practice on September 1, 2019. He initiated the sequence of flights at approximately 11:30 am mountain standard time, departing platte valley airport (18V) with a destination of greeley Colorado airport (gxy). He performed two touch and goes at gxy runway 17 and departed the area for Fort Morgan Colorado airport (fmm). The flight to fmm was direct with a 45 degree left downwind for runway 32. He stated that he went through the gump check, thought that he had lowered the landing gear. Acknowledged to the plane that had just landed on his base to final that he had him in sight, after he declared he was clear of 32 and was going to back taxi on the grass strip next to runway 32. He put in full flaps on final and stayed focused on his sight picture for landing. The pilot stated that he did not remember checking for the green light indicating gear down. He landed with gear up on fmm runway 32 at approximately 12:30 pm mountain standard time.
As the FAA filed it
THE HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND OWNER OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OUT PERFORMING SOLO PRACTICE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2019. HE INITIATED THE SEQUENCE OF FLIGHTS AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, DEPARTING PLATTE VALLEY AIRPORT (18V) WITH A DESTINATION OF GREELEY COLORADO AIRPORT (GXY). HE PERFORMED TWO TOUCH AND GOES AT GXY RUNWAY 17 AND DEPARTED THE AREA FOR FORT MORGAN COLORADO AIRPORT (FMM). THE FLIGHT TO FMM WAS DIRECT WITH A 45 DEGREE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 32. HE STATED THAT HE WENT THROUGH THE GUMP CHECK, THOUGHT THAT HE HAD LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. ACKNOWLEDGED TO THE PLANE THAT HAD JUST LANDED ON HIS BASE TO FINAL THAT HE HAD HIM IN SIGHT, AFTER HE DECLARED HE WAS CLEAR OF 32 AND WAS GOING TO BACK TAXI ON THE GRASS STRIP NEXT TO RUNWAY 32. HE PUT IN FULL FLAPS ON FINAL AND STAYED FOCUSED ON HIS SIGHT PICTURE FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER CHECKING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT INDICATING GEAR DOWN. HE LANDED WITH GEAR UP ON FMM RUNWAY 32 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME.
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