What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
12/28/2020 The PIC departed 60R to the north and performed several flight conditions checks as the aircraft was new to the PIC. The PIC elected to terminate the local area flight and returned to 60R, performed a before landing check mentally and landed the aircraft not realizing he had not extended the gear. When asked if he had heard the gear warning horn he stated there was no horn. Upon further investigation it was found that the warning horn was inop because of a damaged horn module.
As the FAA filed it
12/28/2020 THE PIC DEPARTED 60R TO THE NORTH AND PERFORMED SEVERAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS CHECKS AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEW TO THE PIC. THE PIC ELECTED TO TERMINATE THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO 60R, PERFORMED A BEFORE LANDING CHECK MENTALLY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT NOT REALIZING HE HAD NOT EXTENDED THE GEAR. WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN HE STATED THERE WAS NO HORN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WARNING HORN WAS INOP BECAUSE OF A DAMAGED HORN MODULE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.