What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC indicated he entered the traffic pattern on a mid-field crosswind for a planned landing on rwy 35 at Penn Valley Airport (kseg). PIC in a written statement said he did not use a checklist and was distracted by a conversation he was having with the passenger on board the aircraft. PIC indicated he flew a normal traffic pattern flying the downwind base and final, weather was VMC with minimal winds at the time of landing. In the flare, the aircraft contacted the ground gear up and slid to a stop on rwy 35. Pilot error is the primary factor with a gear up landing and gear mismanagement as secondary factors in this event.
As the FAA filed it
PIC INDICATED HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON A MID-FIELD CROSSWIND FOR A PLANNED LANDING ON RWY 35 AT PENN VALLEY AIRPORT (KSEG). PIC IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT SAID HE DID NOT USE A CHECKLIST AND WAS DISTRACTED BY A CONVERSATION HE WAS HAVING WITH THE PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. PIC INDICATED HE FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FLYING THE DOWNWIND BASE AND FINAL, WEATHER WAS VMC WITH MINIMAL WINDS AT THE TIME OF LANDING. IN THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND GEAR UP AND SLID TO A STOP ON RWY 35. PILOT ERROR IS THE PRIMARY FACTOR WITH A GEAR UP LANDING AND GEAR MISMANAGEMENT AS SECONDARY FACTORS IN THIS EVENT.
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