What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 16, 2022, N851SR, a single engine light sport aircraft (LSA) with sea landing capability, landed at Fernando Ribas Dominicci airport sig on runway 09 with the landing gear retracted. N851SR sustained minor damage and the pilot and passenger were not injured.
privacy data omittedThe pilot in command, reported to FAA inspectors that he forgot to extend the landing gear while landing at sig. The pilot further stated that he did not experience any mechanical difficulties with the airplane and that he was returning to sig after performing several water landings at tortuguero lagoon, which is located approximately 18 nautical miles west from sig.
According to the aircraft checklist that was onboard the aircraft, FAA inspectors found that there was a checklist item to extend the landing gear if landing on land.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 16, 2022, N851SR, A SINGLE ENGINE LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT (LSA) WITH SEA LANDING CAPABILITY, LANDED AT FERNANDO RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT SIG ON RUNWAY 09 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. N851SR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THE PILOT IN COMMAND, REPORTED TO FAA INSPECTORS THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WHILE LANDING AT SIG. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE AND THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO SIG AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL WATER LANDINGS AT TORTUGUERO LAGOON, WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 18 NAUTICAL MILES WEST FROM SIG.
ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST THAT WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT, FAA INSPECTORS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CHECKLIST ITEM TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR IF LANDING ON LAND.