What happened
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(.19)On August 30, 2001, about 1750 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 177RG airplane, N45367, sustained substantial damage during a gear-up landing at the Fairbanks international airport, Fairbanks, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (iic) on August 30th, a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, Fairbanks flight standards district office (FSDO), reported that the pilot was conducting several touch and go landings to runway 1R at Fairbanks. The inspector said that on the last landing, the pilot failed to lower the landing gear, and the airplane touched down on the belly. A postaccident examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed damage to an area of fuselage about 3 1/2 feet wide, and 4 feet long. (-23)aircraft touched down with landing gear retracted near south end of ru nway 01R. Power was added, but aircraft settled onto runway and came to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON AUGUST 30, 2001, ABOUT 1750 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 177RG AIRPLANE, N45367, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GEAR-UP LANDING AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) ON AUGUST 30TH, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, FAIRBANKS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 1R AT FAIRBANKS. THE INSPECTOR SAID THAT ON THE LAST LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BELLY. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA REVEALED DAMAGE TO AN AREA OF FUSELAGE ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET WIDE, AND 4 FEET LONG. (-23)AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NEAR SOUTH END OF RU NWAY 01R. POWER WAS ADDED, BUT AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.
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