What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot took off on runway 11 to practice takeoffs and landings there. There were other aircraft in the traffic pattern. He did not put the gear down prior to landing and touched down on the belly of the aircraft. Damage to the accident aircraft noted damage to, but not limited to, the following: left and right nose landing gear doors, left and right main gear doors, lower engine cowling, propeller; engine experienced sudden-stoppage indicated by slash marks in accident path, and tip erosion as well as damage to the propeller, lower belly skins and multiple frames, and engine exhaust. The damage was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 11 TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THERE. THERE WERE OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT NOTED DAMAGE TO, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOORS, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER; ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN-STOPPAGE INDICATED BY SLASH MARKS IN ACCIDENT PATH, AND TIP EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER BELLY SKINS AND MULTIPLE FRAMES, AND ENGINE EXHAUST. THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.