What happened
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(From -23) the pilot stated that he just forgot to extend his landing gear! He said they were participating in an eaa fly-in and there were a number of other aircraft in the pattern. He said that due to traffic he was making a very long final approach and it interupted his normal landing routine. Also he stated there was a lot of chatter on the radio and that may have kept him from hearing the gear warning horn. He said that when the propeller started clicking the runway he thought about trying to add power and go around, but there was another aircraft at the end of the runway and he probably would not of had room to clear it. He said the aircraft landed softly under control and slid straight to a stop on the last third of the runway 34. There were no mechanical problems, no injuries, no fires, and the ELT did not activate. There are minor damages to the belly skins and the propeller blades are bent. The airplane was jacked up and the landing gear was extended normally. Privacy data omitted privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(FROM -23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE JUST FORGOT TO EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR! HE SAID THEY WERE PARTICIPATING IN AN EAA FLY-IN AND THERE WERE A NUMBER OF OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. HE SAID THAT DUE TO TRAFFIC HE WAS MAKING A VERY LONG FINAL APPROACH AND IT INTERUPTED HIS NORMAL LANDING ROUTINE. ALSO HE STATED THERE WAS A LOT OF CHATTER ON THE RADIO AND THAT MAY HAVE KEPT HIM FROM HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN. HE SAID THAT WHEN THE PROPELLER STARTED CLICKING THE RUNWAY HE THOUGHT ABOUT TRYING TO ADD POWER AND GO AROUND, BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND HE PROBABLY WOULD NOT OF HAD ROOM TO CLEAR IT. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SOFTLY UNDER CONTROL AND SLID STRAIGHT TO A STOP ON THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY 34. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, NO INJURIES, NO FIRES, AND THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. THERE ARE MINOR DAMAGES TO THE BELLY SKINS AND THE PROPELLER BLADES ARE BENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS JACKED UP AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED NORMALLY. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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