What happened
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Failed check gear down until prop hit runway on flare. Slammed gear down in time landed on wheels. Taxied to ramp. (-23)aircraft contacted runway with landing gear retracted, damaging fuselage bottom, avionics antenna, and bending both blades of propeller tips. Pilot stated he failed to confirm landing gear extension prior to landing. Upon flare, heard propeller strike runway, placed flight controls into a climb position, placed landing gear selector in down position, heard wheels contact runway, rolled aircraft to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED CHECK GEAR DOWN UNTIL PROP HIT RUNWAY ON FLARE. SLAMMED GEAR DOWN IN TIME LANDED ON WHEELS. TAXIED TO RAMP. (-23)AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, DAMAGING FUSELAGE BOTTOM, AVIONICS ANTENNA, AND BENDING BOTH BLADES OF PROPELLER TIPS. PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO CONFIRM LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON FLARE, HEARD PROPELLER STRIKE RUNWAY, PLACED FLIGHT CONTROLS INTO A CLIMB POSITION, PLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN DOWN POSITION, HEARD WHEELS CONTACT RUNWAY, ROLLED AIRCRAFT TO A STOP.
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