What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was practicing approaches in Fargo, ND (kfar). The pilot stated that she remembers putting the gear down for a runway landing but did not notice the audible indicating the gear was down. The pilot did not perform a visual inspection of the landing gear in the down position nor did she visually verify that the green gear lights were indicating down and locked. The pilot landed the aircraft with the landing gear retracted. There was no structural damage to the amphibious floats and no injuries. The aircraft was taken to maintenance for a gear inspection. Maintenance was not able to duplicate the problem. The gear handle was noticed by maintenance personnel in the down position as required. The landing gear malfunction could not be explained.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PRACTICING APPROACHES IN FARGO, ND (KFAR). THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE REMEMBERS PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN FOR A RUNWAY LANDING BUT DID NOT NOTICE THE AUDIBLE INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION NOR DID SHE VISUALLY VERIFY THAT THE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WERE INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS AND NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE FOR A GEAR INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS NOTICED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN THE DOWN POSITION AS REQUIRED. THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED.
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