What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 7th, 2026, at approximately 0900 PDT, a Beech F33A aircraft, registration number privacy data omitted, performed a gear-up landing at Redbluff Municipal Airport (rbl). Following the landing, the pilot exited the aircraft and departed the scene without communicating with responding personnel. A photograph of the landing gear control handle showing it in the 'up' position was provided to the investigating inspector by first responders. It was also report that the pilot told fire department dispatch personnel that 'he messed up, you have to fix it.' The aircraft was subsequently recovered from the runway by personnel from the local FBO at the airport. Recovery personnel indicated the landing gear system operated normally after recovering the aircraft. The aircraft was recovered to a hangar leased by the pilot at the airport.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 7TH, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 PDT, A BEECH F33A AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PERFORMED A GEAR-UP LANDING AT REDBLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RBL). FOLLOWING THE LANDING, THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE SCENE WITHOUT COMMUNICATING WITH RESPONDING PERSONNEL. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE SHOWING IT IN THE 'UP' POSITION WAS PROVIDED TO THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR BY FIRST RESPONDERS. IT WAS ALSO REPORT THAT THE PILOT TOLD FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCH PERSONNEL THAT 'HE MESSED UP, YOU HAVE TO FIX IT.' THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY BY PERSONNEL FROM THE LOCAL FBO AT THE AIRPORT. RECOVERY PERSONNEL INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER RECOVERING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED TO A HANGAR LEASED BY THE PILOT AT THE AIRPORT.