What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday January 8, 2020, at approximately 4:45 p.m. eastern daylight time, a 1948 Ryan, model: Navion with registration N4188K sustained minor damage as a result of a gear up landing, at the Statesboro-bulloch county (ktbr) airport in Statesboro, Georgia. There was one person on board with no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. This was a personal flight being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
On Wednesday January 15, 2020 an FAA inspector from the atlanta FSDO travelled to the Statesboro-bulloch county airport to perform an assessment of the aircraft damage and to determine the root cause of the incident. Initial assessment of N4188K revealed minor damage to the skin of the left and right inner section of the flaps, bent entry step and bent propeller. No other damage was observed. The pilot in command (PIC) of N4188K stated that he had just performed a post maintenance flight after an annual inspection. During landing the PIC had extended the flaps and observed the aircraft slow down from 100 mph to 70 mph. Due to the decrease in mph, the PIC stated that he assumed the gear was down because the aircraft normally does not slow down that much unless the gear is extended. However, after it was too late the PIC stated that he soon realized he had failed to extend the gear handle. The aircraft touched down on the belly and slid to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1948 RYAN, MODEL: NAVION WITH REGISTRATION N4188K SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF A GEAR UP LANDING, AT THE STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY (KTBR) AIRPORT IN STATESBORO, GEORGIA. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 2020 AN FAA INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO TRAVELLED TO THE STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY AIRPORT TO PERFORM AN ASSESSMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF N4188K REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT INNER SECTION OF THE FLAPS, BENT ENTRY STEP AND BENT PROPELLER. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N4188K STATED THAT HE HAD JUST PERFORMED A POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. DURING LANDING THE PIC HAD EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT SLOW DOWN FROM 100 MPH TO 70 MPH. DUE TO THE DECREASE IN MPH, THE PIC STATED THAT HE ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THAT MUCH UNLESS THE GEAR IS EXTENDED. HOWEVER, AFTER IT WAS TOO LATE THE PIC STATED THAT HE SOON REALIZED HE HAD FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BELLY AND SLID TO A STOP.