What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday October 26th, pilot landed a 1976 Cessna cardinal rg gear up at fmy. Flight was a part 91 flight with PIC, privacy data omitted, a CFI and their dog. Total flight time was 41 minutes.
Aircraft was set up on a GPS approach to runway 5 and PIC was explaining to his privacy data omitted how he holds the gear speed of 125 KTS until they were approaching the glide slope and the autopilot locks on, then he would put the gear down. Pilot was instructed to slow down for spacing from tower, and continues descent, not realizing that he removed his hand from the gear lever. PIC admitted to not performing short-final "gumps check" and aircraft landed gear up. PIC, privacy data omittedand dog exited aircraft without injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH, PILOT LANDED A 1976 CESSNA CARDINAL RG GEAR UP AT FMY. FLIGHT WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT WITH PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CFI AND THEIR DOG. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS 41 MINUTES.
AIRCRAFT WAS SET UP ON A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AND PIC WAS EXPLAINING TO HIS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOW HE HOLDS THE GEAR SPEED OF 125 KTS UNTIL THEY WERE APPROACHING THE GLIDE SLOPE AND THE AUTOPILOT LOCKS ON, THEN HE WOULD PUT THE GEAR DOWN. PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR SPACING FROM TOWER, AND CONTINUES DESCENT, NOT REALIZING THAT HE REMOVED HIS HAND FROM THE GEAR LEVER. PIC ADMITTED TO NOT PERFORMING SHORT-FINAL "GUMPS CHECK" AND AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND DOG EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.
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