What happened
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(-23) On October 25, 2002, at approximately 1820 CDT, Beechcraft bonanza, BE35-B33, N9568Y, a general aviation airplane, landed gear-up at Hope, Arkansas. The airplane is registered to michael kauble and operated by malcolm david machauer of texarkana, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight. The local flight originated to practice touch and go landings. Preliminary information indicates that the pilot was on a final leg of the tenth landing when he decided to practice a no flap landing. He stated in a telephone interview that he allowed himself to "get out of his routine" thereby landing without extending the landing gear. He added that the aircraft experienced no mechanical anomalies. The airplane struck the ground causing damage to the underside of the fuselage and damage to the propeller tips and came to rest in an up-right position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 25, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 CDT, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, BE35-B33, N9568Y, A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANE, LANDED GEAR-UP AT HOPE, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO MICHAEL KAUBLE AND OPERATED BY MALCOLM DAVID MACHAUER OF TEXARKANA, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS ON A FINAL LEG OF THE TENTH LANDING WHEN HE DECIDED TO PRACTICE A NO FLAP LANDING. HE STATED IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT HE ALLOWED HIMSELF TO "GET OUT OF HIS ROUTINE" THEREBY LANDING WITHOUT EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. HE ADDED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIPS AND CAME TO REST IN AN UP-RIGHT POSITION.
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