What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 18, 2020 at 1850Z aircraft N699BA landed gear up on runway 22 at kmgj airport. The aircraft was operated by privacy data omitted (PIC) and privacy data omitted. The county of Orange ? Oc airport aircraft mishap incident / accident report number 10/2020 dated 10/23/2020 stated, ?upon arriving at the scene aircraft N699BA was found on the runway center line at the three board. The gear did not appear deployed, and the main gear doors partially open. The nose door was closed and damaged. The pilots of two aircraft that were on taxiway alpha and observed the subject aircraft as it was landing, stated that the landing gear appeared to be in the up position.?
On November 12, 2020 at 8:38 EST, the FAA iic spoke to the certificated airframe and powerplant mechanic who inspected and repaired the subject aircraft. The mechanic stated he inspected the subject aircrafts landing gear and hydraulic systems and found no discrepancies that would prevent the landing gear system to function properly. The mechanic stated he would send a copy of the aircrafts maintenance logbook entry to the teterboro FSDO when complete.
The PIC privacy data omitted stated in his report, ?I normally check configuration three times. On this flight, the configuration check at 4 miles appeared normal: 3 green, good hydraulic pressure, landing flaps, and speed brake open. Airspeed, power setting, aim point and glide path were all appropriate.
Between four and three miles (estimated) a cherokee reported turning right base. As I looked at our relative geometry, I wasn?t sure there would be adequate spacing, as his base leg was still well in front of our aircraft, so I asked (on CTAF) if he had ?the albatros? In sight. That radio call was answered by another cherokee who was waiting for departure. (The pattern was busy ? Besides a few planes in the pattern, there was two or more waiting for takeoff, and a helicopter working runway 26.) Once the airplane on the ground was done transmitting, I again asked if the cherokee on base leg had us in sight. By this time, I was comfortable the faster speed of the albatros would keep us well clear and there was no conflict---unless the cherokee on base made an early turn to final. He did not have us in sight, but I was able to talk his eyes on to our aircraft as we passed his 12:00 position. Very shortly after that I was busy coaching my student through the landing transition.
The pilot in command stated, I was set up for one of my best landings, so the flare was very nice?meaning we completely bled off airspeed to approaching touchdown speed?when an aircraft on the taxiway made a radio call that it didn?t look like our gear was down. It was too late to initiate a go-around at this point as we were at or near touchdown speed with the power at idle. (Idle ? Max on the AI-25 takes 12 seconds!)
Touchdown was smooth. The aircraft stopped after approximately 1,500? And we performed an expeditious egress.?
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 18, 2020 AT 1850Z AIRCRAFT N699BA LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 22 AT KMGJ AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC) AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE COUNTY OF ORANGE ? OC AIRPORT AIRCRAFT MISHAP INCIDENT / ACCIDENT REPORT NUMBER 10/2020 DATED 10/23/2020 STATED, ?UPON ARRIVING AT THE SCENE AIRCRAFT N699BA WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE AT THE THREE BOARD. THE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR DEPLOYED, AND THE MAIN GEAR DOORS PARTIALLY OPEN. THE NOSE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND DAMAGED. THE PILOTS OF TWO AIRCRAFT THAT WERE ON TAXIWAY ALPHA AND OBSERVED THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT AS IT WAS LANDING, STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE UP POSITION.?
ON NOVEMBER 12, 2020 AT 8:38 EST, THE FAA IIC SPOKE TO THE CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC STATED HE INSPECTED THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFTS LANDING GEAR AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD PREVENT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC STATED HE WOULD SEND A COPY OF THE AIRCRAFTS MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK ENTRY TO THE TETERBORO FSDO WHEN COMPLETE.
THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED IN HIS REPORT, ?I NORMALLY CHECK CONFIGURATION THREE TIMES. ON THIS FLIGHT, THE CONFIGURATION CHECK AT 4 MILES APPEARED NORMAL: 3 GREEN, GOOD HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, LANDING FLAPS, AND SPEED BRAKE OPEN. AIRSPEED, POWER SETTING, AIM POINT AND GLIDE PATH WERE ALL APPROPRIATE.
BETWEEN FOUR AND THREE MILES (ESTIMATED) A CHEROKEE REPORTED TURNING RIGHT BASE. AS I LOOKED AT OUR RELATIVE GEOMETRY, I WASN?T SURE THERE WOULD BE ADEQUATE SPACING, AS HIS BASE LEG WAS STILL WELL IN FRONT OF OUR AIRCRAFT, SO I ASKED (ON CTAF) IF HE HAD ?THE ALBATROS? IN SIGHT. THAT RADIO CALL WAS ANSWERED BY ANOTHER CHEROKEE WHO WAS WAITING FOR DEPARTURE. (THE PATTERN WAS BUSY ? BESIDES A FEW PLANES IN THE PATTERN, THERE WAS TWO OR MORE WAITING FOR TAKEOFF, AND A HELICOPTER WORKING RUNWAY 26.) ONCE THE AIRPLANE ON THE GROUND WAS DONE TRANSMITTING, I AGAIN ASKED IF THE CHEROKEE ON BASE LEG HAD US IN SIGHT. BY THIS TIME, I WAS COMFORTABLE THE FASTER SPEED OF THE ALBATROS WOULD KEEP US WELL CLEAR AND THERE WAS NO CONFLICT---UNLESS THE CHEROKEE ON BASE MADE AN EARLY TURN TO FINAL. HE DID NOT HAVE US IN SIGHT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO TALK HIS EYES ON TO OUR AIRCRAFT AS WE PASSED HIS 12:00 POSITION. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THAT I WAS BUSY COACHING MY STUDENT THROUGH THE LANDING TRANSITION.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED, I WAS SET UP FOR ONE OF MY BEST LANDINGS, SO THE FLARE WAS VERY NICE?MEANING WE COMPLETELY BLED OFF AIRSPEED TO APPROACHING TOUCHDOWN SPEED?WHEN AN AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY MADE A RADIO CALL THAT IT DIDN?T LOOK LIKE OUR GEAR WAS DOWN. IT WAS TOO LATE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND AT THIS POINT AS WE WERE AT OR NEAR TOUCHDOWN SPEED WITH THE POWER AT IDLE. (IDLE ? MAX ON THE AI-25 TAKES 12 SECONDS!)
TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1,500? AND WE PERFORMED AN EXPEDITIOUS EGRESS.?