What happened
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privacy data omitted Statement 4/21/2020:
?IFR flight pafa-pabl then VFR to AK75 (Candle). Weather improved to 10+ miles visibility, broken to scattered 2000 ft. when I arrived at Candle there was some low clouds in the valley near the runway and there was standing water on the runway due to break up. Due to the lingering clouds in the valley and winds coming out of the south I changed my plan at the last minute and choose to go straight on to runway 20. I slowed the aircraft and selected first notch of flaps, then gear, and finally full flaps as speed allowed. I failed to confirm gear down due to concentration on the runway and avoiding the standing water. After landing found gear handle in down neutral position but gear still in wells. Suspect when gear was selected I did not get selector in down neutral when I let go without extending gear. ?
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT 4/21/2020:
?IFR FLIGHT PAFA-PABL THEN VFR TO AK75 (CANDLE). WEATHER IMPROVED TO 10+ MILES VISIBILITY, BROKEN TO SCATTERED 2000 FT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT CANDLE THERE WAS SOME LOW CLOUDS IN THE VALLEY NEAR THE RUNWAY AND THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO BREAK UP. DUE TO THE LINGERING CLOUDS IN THE VALLEY AND WINDS COMING OUT OF THE SOUTH I CHANGED MY PLAN AT THE LAST MINUTE AND CHOOSE TO GO STRAIGHT ON TO RUNWAY 20. I SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND SELECTED FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS, THEN GEAR, AND FINALLY FULL FLAPS AS SPEED ALLOWED. I FAILED TO CONFIRM GEAR DOWN DUE TO CONCENTRATION ON THE RUNWAY AND AVOIDING THE STANDING WATER. AFTER LANDING FOUND GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN NEUTRAL POSITION BUT GEAR STILL IN WELLS. SUSPECT WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED I DID NOT GET SELECTOR IN DOWN NEUTRAL WHEN I LET GO WITHOUT EXTENDING GEAR. ?
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