What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 31, 2021, at 1500 CST, approximately, a 1977 Cessna cardinal CE-177RG, bearing N52908, serial number 177RG1306, registered to a private owner, landed Tradewind Airport (ktdw) runway 35 in Amarillo, Texas, with the landing gear retracted. The gear selector was in the up position. The pilot stated to the FAA, he was distracted. His approach was high and he forgot to lower the landing gear while correcting. The single-engine land airplane was operated as a personal flight under usc title 14 part 91 rules. The pilot departed ktdw and flew to a nearby airport, river falls (KH81), to practice touch and goes and returned to the ktdw airport where the incident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The airplane received minor damage, and the pilot was not injured. There were no passengers.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 31, 2021, AT 1500 CST, APPROXIMATELY, A 1977 CESSNA CARDINAL CE-177RG, BEARING N52908, SERIAL NUMBER 177RG1306, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, LANDED TRADEWIND AIRPORT (KTDW) RUNWAY 35 IN AMARILLO, TEXAS, WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. THE PILOT STATED TO THE FAA, HE WAS DISTRACTED. HIS APPROACH WAS HIGH AND HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHILE CORRECTING. THE SINGLE-ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER USC TITLE 14 PART 91 RULES. THE PILOT DEPARTED KTDW AND FLEW TO A NEARBY AIRPORT, RIVER FALLS (KH81), TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOES AND RETURNED TO THE KTDW AIRPORT WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS.
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