What happened
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(-23) Pilot's statement: at approximately 1505 dpt, I prepared to land at home base, Fallon muni (flx), Nevada. All was routine down to flareout on runway 03. Then I noted an aircraft at or near the FAR end of the runway. I was not able to see if he was coming or going so I initiated a go-around. The wind was light but squirrely and was across the runway in direction. I retracted the landing gear and started to apply power. My attention was on the other aircraft because I wasn't certain but what he was going to takeoff in my direction. My airplane mushed down to the point where the prop made contact with the surface. I didn't know this and continued the go-around for a normal pattern and landing. The damage became apparent upon engine shutdown at the hanger. The only description of the other aircraft is that it was a high wing type. It was nordo-we heard no radio calls. For the record, I made position calls beginning at 17 miles out. I didn't pursue the matter because the other pilot had done nothing illegal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT'S STATEMENT: AT APPROXIMATELY 1505 DPT, I PREPARED TO LAND AT HOME BASE, FALLON MUNI (FLX), NEVADA. ALL WAS ROUTINE DOWN TO FLAREOUT ON RUNWAY 03. THEN I NOTED AN AIRCRAFT AT OR NEAR THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE IF HE WAS COMING OR GOING SO I INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE WIND WAS LIGHT BUT SQUIRRELY AND WAS ACROSS THE RUNWAY IN DIRECTION. I RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND STARTED TO APPLY POWER. MY ATTENTION WAS ON THE OTHER AIRCRAFT BECAUSE I WASN'T CERTAIN BUT WHAT HE WAS GOING TO TAKEOFF IN MY DIRECTION. MY AIRPLANE MUSHED DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE THE PROP MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS AND CONTINUED THE GO-AROUND FOR A NORMAL PATTERN AND LANDING. THE DAMAGE BECAME APPARENT UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT THE HANGER. THE ONLY DESCRIPTION OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT IS THAT IT WAS A HIGH WING TYPE. IT WAS NORDO-WE HEARD NO RADIO CALLS. FOR THE RECORD, I MADE POSITION CALLS BEGINNING AT 17 MILES OUT. I DIDN'T PURSUE THE MATTER BECAUSE THE OTHER PILOT HAD DONE NOTHING ILLEGAL.
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