What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed on runway 31 at kasx without extending landing gear, damaging the aircraft propeller and fuselage. After the aircraft was raised and the gear was extended, it was towed to the ramp where further investigation revealed the damage to the bottom of the aircraft fuselage was substantial. The pilot stated he was distracted by construction occurring at the end of runway 31 and failed to extend the gear during performance of his prelanding checks.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 AT KASX WITHOUT EXTENDING LANDING GEAR, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED, IT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WHERE FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY CONSTRUCTION OCCURRING AT THE END OF RUNWAY 31 AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR DURING PERFORMANCE OF HIS PRELANDING CHECKS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.