What happened
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(-23) N292RG, TBM-700, departed rice lake, WI. Airport with the pilot and one passenger, on a proposed VFR flight to milwaukee, WI. After takeoff, and the landing gear retracted, the pilot noticed a gear unsafe light illuminated. The pilot attempted to recycle the gear, and tried adding g-force pull ups to no avail. Manual extend attempts were fruitless as well. A wheels up landing was completed on runway 04 at Chippewa valley regional airport, Eau Claire, WI. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage, due to scraping on the paved runway. There was no fire and no injuries. Preliminary investigation revealed a broken right gear door hinge, preventing the landing gear from operating. The weather reported by the pilot was, clear and wind light from the north.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N292RG, TBM-700, DEPARTED RICE LAKE, WI. AIRPORT WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, ON A PROPOSED VFR FLIGHT TO MILWAUKEE, WI. AFTER TAKEOFF, AND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, THE PILOT NOTICED A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR, AND TRIED ADDING G-FORCE PULL UPS TO NO AVAIL. MANUAL EXTEND ATTEMPTS WERE FRUITLESS AS WELL. A WHEELS UP LANDING WAS COMPLETED ON RUNWAY 04 AT CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, EAU CLAIRE, WI. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, DUE TO SCRAPING ON THE PAVED RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN RIGHT GEAR DOOR HINGE, PREVENTING THE LANDING GEAR FROM OPERATING. THE WEATHER REPORTED BY THE PILOT WAS, CLEAR AND WIND LIGHT FROM THE NORTH.
NTSB investigation
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