What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During our investigation, the pilot in command stated that he was flying from kela to kssf. The pilot in command stated that the flight was unevenful up until a few minutes before the incident on runway 32.
The pilot in command stated that he experienced a cockpit distraction on base and again on final, interrupting his pre-landing and final gumps check.
Around 5-6 miles from the airport the pilot in command was given a squawk code by the tower and a vector of 230 to enter base 32, while he was in the middle of his pre-landing checklist. His normal sequence of checklists was interrupted by the squawk and vector, and he inadvertently failed to complete it after the interruption.
Right after his turn from base to final, the pilot side window popped open. At this point he would do his gumps check on final, but was focused instead on the distraction of the window plus gusty wind conditions and focused his attention on getting down to the runway safely.
Upon landing he realized the gear was not extended, and maintained his wings level, and performed an emergency shutdown of the engine and electrical systems - after informing the tower of the emergency.
As the FAA filed it
DURING OUR INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING FROM KELA TO KSSF. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENFUL UP UNTIL A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 32.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A COCKPIT DISTRACTION ON BASE AND AGAIN ON FINAL, INTERRUPTING HIS PRE-LANDING AND FINAL GUMPS CHECK.
AROUND 5-6 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE BY THE TOWER AND A VECTOR OF 230 TO ENTER BASE 32, WHILE HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST. HIS NORMAL SEQUENCE OF CHECKLISTS WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE SQUAWK AND VECTOR, AND HE INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO COMPLETE IT AFTER THE INTERRUPTION.
RIGHT AFTER HIS TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL, THE PILOT SIDE WINDOW POPPED OPEN. AT THIS POINT HE WOULD DO HIS GUMPS CHECK ON FINAL, BUT WAS FOCUSED INSTEAD ON THE DISTRACTION OF THE WINDOW PLUS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND FOCUSED HIS ATTENTION ON GETTING DOWN TO THE RUNWAY SAFELY.
UPON LANDING HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED, AND MAINTAINED HIS WINGS LEVEL, AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS - AFTER INFORMING THE TOWER OF THE EMERGENCY.