What happened
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(-23) The aircraft was on a maintenance test flight with a rated pilot in the left seat and an a & p mechanic in the right seat. After completing some rigging problems, the aircraft was returning to the Des Moines International Airport. The pilot was cleared to land on runway 5. According to his statement he put the gear down and recalled seeing the green indicator light. Upon landing, a scraping sound was heard and the pilot initiated a go around. He stated that he recycled the gear and landed without incident on the subsequent approach and landing. Inspection revealed the aircraft touched down on the prop, passenger step and an antenna, with no evidence of the landing gear or gear doors touching the ground. The pilot stated that he did not hear a warning horn during the first attempted landing when the position of the landing gear was in question. A retraction test indicated the gear was operating properly with the exception of the gear warning horn. The horn did not activate with the gear up and the throttle closed. Evidence indicates that the gear was not properly extended by the pilot. privacy data omitted This incident is considered closed with this report.privacy data omitted privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WITH A RATED PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT AND AN A & P MECHANIC IN THE RIGHT SEAT. AFTER COMPLETING SOME RIGGING PROBLEMS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO THE DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5. ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND RECALLED SEEING THE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT. UPON LANDING, A SCRAPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT HE RECYCLED THE GEAR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH AND LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE PROP, PASSENGER STEP AND AN ANTENNA, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF THE LANDING GEAR OR GEAR DOORS TOUCHING THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR A WARNING HORN DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING WHEN THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN QUESTION. A RETRACTION TEST INDICATED THE GEAR WAS OPERATING PROPERLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GEAR WARNING HORN. THE HORN DID NOT ACTIVATE WITH THE GEAR UP AND THE THROTTLE CLOSED. EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT PROPERLY EXTENDED BY THE PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.^PRIVACY D^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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