What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft landed on runway with landing gear not extended. During initial interview, aircraft owner stated that he thought he extended the landing gear, felt the gear go down and saw three green indications for the gear being down and locked. After conducting a follow on interview, owner stated that he does not know why the landing gear did not go down and he did not double check for the landing gear to be down and locked on final approach resulting in the landing with the landing gear still retracted. Post incident maintenance checks verified that the landing gear system was working properly.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY WITH LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDED. DURING INITIAL INTERVIEW, AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, FELT THE GEAR GO DOWN AND SAW THREE GREEN INDICATIONS FOR THE GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER CONDUCTING A FOLLOW ON INTERVIEW, OWNER STATED THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN AND HE DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK FOR THE LANDING GEAR TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED ON FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN THE LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL RETRACTED. POST INCIDENT MAINTENANCE CHECKS VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N4275S · 1
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