What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
[Narrative:]
On March 22, 2024, at approximately 14:045 local time, a Rockwell commander 112A single-engine piston-powered fixed-wing aircraft, landed without landing gear extended on runway 18 at French Valley Airport (F70). The aircraft was on a private operation for the privacy data omitted himself, who had departed from fullerton municipal airport (ful), fullerton, California.
The aircraft completed a touchdown but subsequently underwent post-gear up touchdown skidding along the runway for a brief distance before achieving a full stop. The incident resulted in no reported injuries, fire, or damage to the occupant, aircraft and airport infrastructure. The sole occupant, the pilot, was able to egress the aircraft by himself.
Crucially, the propeller contacted the runway surface during landing, potentially causing damage to the engine. No major structural damage elsewhere on the aircraft discovered.
As the FAA filed it
[NARRATIVE:]
ON MARCH 22, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:045 LOCAL TIME, A ROCKWELL COMMANDER 112A SINGLE-ENGINE PISTON-POWERED FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT, LANDED WITHOUT LANDING GEAR EXTENDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT (F70). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PRIVATE OPERATION FOR THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIMSELF, WHO HAD DEPARTED FROM FULLERTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FUL), FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA.
THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A TOUCHDOWN BUT SUBSEQUENTLY UNDERWENT POST-GEAR UP TOUCHDOWN SKIDDING ALONG THE RUNWAY FOR A BRIEF DISTANCE BEFORE ACHIEVING A FULL STOP. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN NO REPORTED INJURIES, FIRE, OR DAMAGE TO THE OCCUPANT, AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT, WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT BY HIMSELF.
CRUCIALLY, THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING LANDING, POTENTIALLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ELSEWHERE ON THE AIRCRAFT DISCOVERED.
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