What happened
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Narrative: on Tuesday, July 16, 1996, at 13:30 CDT, Mr. George e. detray, a commercial pilot with instrument rating, certificate number 497388728, departed lamoni, Iowa, (OY7) for a flight to Kansas City Downtown Airport, (mkc) with ETA of 16:00 CDT. Pilot stated that he was given approval for a straight in VFR approach to runway 19 at mkc by the mkc control tower. Pilot said he was advised of a Mooney in front of him. He located the aircraft and informed mkc CT he had contact. Pilot stated that he reduced power, continued his approach, cut power over the threshold and the aircraft settled to the runway. It was at that point that he realized he had forgotten to lower the gear. Aircraft was removed to maintenance facilities at baker aviation. On site investigation revealed minor damage to the airframe. Propeller, gear doors and trailing inboard edge of flap on right side will require major repairs. Aircraft was put on jacks and gear retraction tested. Gear functioned properly. Indications of gear up, in-transit, and down & locked (green light) as well as mechanical indications were as shown in POH. Throttle was retarded with gear in the up position. Horn did not sound. Linkage and micro switch appeared to be properly rigged. privacy data omitted Pilot said he did not remember hearing the horn as he reduced power for landing. Last annual completed 12-08-95. New ELT installed 12-08-95, did not activate upon landing. Information from this incident has been furnished to general aviation operations for further action. This incident, CE96IGA00104, is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1996, AT 13:30 CDT, MR. GEORGE E. DETRAY, A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH INSTRUMENT RATING, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 497388728, DEPARTED LAMONI, IOWA, (OY7) FOR A FLIGHT TO KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, (MKC) WITH ETA OF 16:00 CDT. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GIVEN APPROVAL FOR A STRAIGHT IN VFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 AT MKC BY THE MKC CONTROL TOWER. PILOT SAID HE WAS ADVISED OF A MOONEY IN FRONT OF HIM. HE LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMED MKC CT HE HAD CONTACT. PILOT STATED THAT HE REDUCED POWER, CONTINUED HIS APPROACH, CUT POWER OVER THE THRESHOLD AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT HE REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER THE GEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AT BAKER AVIATION. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. PROPELLER, GEAR DOORS AND TRAILING INBOARD EDGE OF FLAP ON RIGHT SIDE WILL REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIRS. AIRCRAFT WAS PUT ON JACKS AND GEAR RETRACTION TESTED. GEAR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. INDICATIONS OF GEAR UP, IN-TRANSIT, AND DOWN & LOCKED (GREEN LIGHT) AS WELL AS MECHANICAL INDICATIONS WERE AS SHOWN IN POH. THROTTLE WAS RETARDED WITH GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. HORN DID NOT SOUND. LINKAGE AND MICRO SWITCH APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY RIGGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT SAID HE DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE HORN AS HE REDUCED POWER FOR LANDING. LAST ANNUAL COMPLETED 12-08-95. NEW ELT INSTALLED 12-08-95, DID NOT ACTIVATE UPON LANDING. INFORMATION FROM THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN FURNISHED TO GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS FOR FURTHER ACTION. THIS INCIDENT, CE96IGA00104, IS CLOSED.
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