What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 04/18/2023 a PA-30 was landing at ksgj when the pilot became distracted during the approach phase of the flight due to ATC requesting the pilot to do a 360 degree turn while on final and vehicles that he thought he saw on the runway threshold. When cleared to land the pilot did not perform his landing checklist which resulted in the landing gear not being lowered prior to landing. This resulted in a gear up landing on rwy 31 at ksgj. No injuried were reported as a result of this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/18/2023 A PA-30 WAS LANDING AT KSGJ WHEN THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED DURING THE APPROACH PHASE OF THE FLIGHT DUE TO ATC REQUESTING THE PILOT TO DO A 360 DEGREE TURN WHILE ON FINAL AND VEHICLES THAT HE THOUGHT HE SAW ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. WHEN CLEARED TO LAND THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM HIS LANDING CHECKLIST WHICH RESULTED IN THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING LOWERED PRIOR TO LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING ON RWY 31 AT KSGJ. NO INJURIED WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.