What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot statement revealed that after rotation and initial climb-out, he believes he experienced a weather anomaly such as a microburst that caused a loss of aerodynamic lift. With insufficient runway remaining, and the landing gear in transition to the stowed position, the pilot decided to make a gear-up landing. Aircraft sustained damage to the propellors and underside fuselage. No mechanical failure is suspected at this time. Annual inspection completed 21JUN2023, hobbs 1945.3, aircraft tt 6852.2 hrs. NTSB investigator privacy data omitted interviewed the pilot and concluded with the same results. The NTSB is performing a weather analysis and will determine cause(s) of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATEMENT REVEALED THAT AFTER ROTATION AND INITIAL CLIMB-OUT, HE BELIEVES HE EXPERIENCED A WEATHER ANOMALY SUCH AS A MICROBURST THAT CAUSED A LOSS OF AERODYNAMIC LIFT. WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, AND THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSITION TO THE STOWED POSITION, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A GEAR-UP LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLORS AND UNDERSIDE FUSELAGE. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE IS SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANNUAL INSPECTION COMPLETED 21JUN2023, HOBBS 1945.3, AIRCRAFT TT 6852.2 HRS. NTSB INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AND CONCLUDED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE NTSB IS PERFORMING A WEATHER ANALYSIS AND WILL DETERMINE CAUSE(S) 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.