What happened
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(-23) The pilot explained that he "hit the gear switch thinking I had engaged it" and on final lowered full flaps and then landed. The first he knew there was a problem was when he struck the runway. The pilot stated he does not think the gear warning horn operated. (.19) on December 28, 2002, at 1450 mountain standard time, a Beech F33A, N1592W, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a landing gear up landing at the Durango/la Plata county airport (dro), Durango, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal, cross-country flight from borger, Texas, to Durango, Colorado, was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and two passengers on board the airplane reported no injuries. The flight originated at 1220. An examination of the airplane revealed the bottom fuselage skin beneath the cabin area was scraped through. The bottoms of several bulkheads in this area were scraped and bent aft. All of the propeller blades were bent aft. The airplane's landing gear was confirmed in the up and locked position. Flight control continuit y was confirmed. An examination of the airplane's engine, engine controls and other systems revealed no anomalies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE "HIT THE GEAR SWITCH THINKING I HAD ENGAGED IT" AND ON FINAL LOWERED FULL FLAPS AND THEN LANDED. THE FIRST HE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WAS WHEN HE STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE DOES NOT THINK THE GEAR WARNING HORN OPERATED. (.19) ON DECEMBER 28, 2002, AT 1450 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH F33A, N1592W, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING GEAR UP LANDING AT THE DURANGO/LA PLATA COUNTY AIRPORT (DRO), DURANGO, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BORGER, TEXAS, TO DURANGO, COLORADO, WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1220. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE SKIN BENEATH THE CABIN AREA WAS SCRAPED THROUGH. THE BOTTOMS OF SEVERAL BULKHEADS IN THIS AREA WERE SCRAPED AND BENT AFT. ALL OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT. THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR WAS CONFIRMED IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUIT Y WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.
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