What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was distracted trying to make a go/no go decison based on weather conditions. While returning to the airport, the pilot entered the downwind leg of the pattern at a point further downwind then usual and past the point he normally lowers the gear. He then turned base and final but failed to perform a gumps check or extend the gear. Additionally, the pilot does not have solid gear operating procedures or practices in the traffic pattern due to limited experience in retractable gear aircraft and the fact that most of his practice has been straight in instrument approaches. Therefore, the pilot failed to perform a short final check to ensure the gear was down. The above lack of proper procedures resulted in a gear up landing.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED TRYING TO MAKE A GO/NO GO DECISON BASED ON WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN AT A POINT FURTHER DOWNWIND THEN USUAL AND PAST THE POINT HE NORMALLY LOWERS THE GEAR. HE THEN TURNED BASE AND FINAL BUT FAILED TO PERFORM A GUMPS CHECK OR EXTEND THE GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT DOES NOT HAVE SOLID GEAR OPERATING PROCEDURES OR PRACTICES IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN DUE TO LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN RETRACTABLE GEAR AIRCRAFT AND THE FACT THAT MOST OF HIS PRACTICE HAS BEEN STRAIGHT IN INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. THEREFORE, THE PILOT FAILED TO PERFORM A SHORT FINAL CHECK TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE ABOVE LACK OF PROPER PROCEDURES RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING.