What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 21, 1995 at approximately 1600 hours local, the pilot-in-command of Cessna 172RG, N9543B, was conducting practice take offs and landings in VFR conditions at Southern Illinois Airport, Carbondale, Illinois. The pilot failed to lower the landing gear causing minor damage to the aircraft's propeller, bottom radio antenna and elevator tip cap. There were no other persons aboard the aircraft and no reported injuries. The pilot stated that he became distracted from completing the before landing checks because he was concentrating on other conflicting aircraft in the traffic pattern, and because of responding to a request from the airport traffic control tower for him to execute a left 360 degree turn for spacing. The pilot stated that he noticed that the landing gear was not down when he heard the tail of the aircraft make contact with the runway. He applied power, executed a takeoff and then completed another landing without incident. A subsequent check of the landing gear system indicated that it was functioning normally. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 21, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS LOCAL, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF CESSNA 172RG, N9543B, WAS CONDUCTING PRACTICE TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN VFR CONDITIONS AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER, BOTTOM RADIO ANTENNA AND ELEVATOR TIP CAP. THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED FROM COMPLETING THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKS BECAUSE HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON OTHER CONFLICTING AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND BECAUSE OF RESPONDING TO A REQUEST FROM THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER FOR HIM TO EXECUTE A LEFT 360 DEGREE TURN FOR SPACING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN WHEN HE HEARD THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED POWER, EXECUTED A TAKEOFF AND THEN COMPLETED ANOTHER LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. A SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM INDICATED THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
Other reports on N9543B · 2
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