What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/07/2024 at approximately 1606 local, privacy data omitted landed on runway 22R at kvuj with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft’s nose gear started to auto-extend just before touchdown, but the aircraft was too low. The aircraft touched down on both flaps and the nose gear doors.
The pilot stated the tower asked him to use runway 22R because there was a C17 departing runway 22L. The pilot became fixated on watching the C17 depart as he entered a right downwind to runway 22R and did not lower the landing gear as he normally would in that position or complete a landing checklist. The pilot also diverted his attention to landing on runway 22R which is not the runway he was used too.
Sas task # T-EA68-FY24-1333
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/07/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1606 LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 22R AT KVUJ WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE GEAR STARTED TO AUTO-EXTEND JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON BOTH FLAPS AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.
THE PILOT STATED THE TOWER ASKED HIM TO USE RUNWAY 22R BECAUSE THERE WAS A C17 DEPARTING RUNWAY 22L. THE PILOT BECAME FIXATED ON WATCHING THE C17 DEPART AS HE ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 22R AND DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AS HE NORMALLY WOULD IN THAT POSITION OR COMPLETE A LANDING CHECKLIST. THE PILOT ALSO DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 22R WHICH IS NOT THE RUNWAY HE WAS USED TOO.
SAS TASK # T-EA68-FY24-1333