What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 22, 2021 at 1046 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca BL-17 aircraft, N39828, privacy data omittedoperated by a private pilot, received minor damage when it landed gear up at Muskegon County Airport (msg). Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and his 1 passenger were not injured. The local flight originated from the Muskegon County Airport (msg) at approximately 1009.
According to the pilot he received clearance to land on runway 32. Upon receiving landing clearance he placed the landing gear lever in the down position. He failed to notice the three green down and locked lights were not illuminated. He said the sun coming in made it difficult to see if the light were actually illuminated. The pilot did not notice that a circuit breaker controlling his gear relay was popped. He proceeded to land the aircraft as normal assuming his gear was down and locked. The aircraft came to rest on runway 32 turned 90 degrees from center line. The propeller was damaged from striking the ground as well as the landing gear doors. There was minor damage to fuselage and the left and right inboard flaps and wing root trailing edges.
Once the aircraft was moved to its hangar at mkg, the popped circuit breaker was noticed and reset. The landing then functioned normally.
Weather report at msg airport at 1055 UTC was: wind out of the NE at 5 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, partly cloudy, temp 80 dew point 66 and altimeter 29.99.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 AT 1046 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA BL-17 AIRCRAFT, N39828, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED GEAR UP AT MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT (MSG). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS 1 PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MUSKEGON COUNTY AIRPORT (MSG) AT APPROXIMATELY 1009.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32. UPON RECEIVING LANDING CLEARANCE HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE FAILED TO NOTICE THE THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. HE SAID THE SUN COMING IN MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WERE ACTUALLY ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THAT A CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTROLLING HIS GEAR RELAY WAS POPPED. HE PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AS NORMAL ASSUMING HIS GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 32 TURNED 90 DEGREES FROM CENTER LINE. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED FROM STRIKING THE GROUND AS WELL AS THE LANDING GEAR DOORS. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT INBOARD FLAPS AND WING ROOT TRAILING EDGES.
ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO ITS HANGAR AT MKG, THE POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOTICED AND RESET. THE LANDING THEN FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.
WEATHER REPORT AT MSG AIRPORT AT 1055 UTC WAS: WIND OUT OF THE NE AT 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, PARTLY CLOUDY, TEMP 80 DEW POINT 66 AND ALTIMETER 29.99.