What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was distracted by another aircraft arriving before his arrival. The pilot stated on a phone conversation that it was night time and he could not see the other aircraft. He said that he executed a 360 degree turn to allow spacing. He was still looking for the other aircraft when he was on final and forgot to put the gear down. The aircraft received significanct damage to the bottom of the fuselage as well as the propeller. The pilot said that the engine was operating normally at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ARRIVING BEFORE HIS ARRIVAL. THE PILOT STATED ON A PHONE CONVERSATION THAT IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND HE COULD NOT SEE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. HE SAID THAT HE EXECUTED A 360 DEGREE TURN TO ALLOW SPACING. HE WAS STILL LOOKING FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANCT DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE AS WELL AS THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AT THE TIME OF THE 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.