What happened
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(-23) Mr. John rogers, a commercial pilot, was acting as pilot in command of a Beech A36TC aircraft, N52AM, on 05-01-2003 at approximately 1850 hours PDT. He had flown from paso robles, CA, GPS direct to Visalia, CA. Entering the left hand traffic pattern for runway 30 at the Visalia Municipal Airport, Mr. Rogers stated that he was a little fast and applied initial flap to slow the aircraft down. He then applied the rest of the flap and continued in the airport traffic pattern landing gear up. Mr. Rogers stated that he normally puts the gear down prior to entering the traffic pattern and was out of his normal sequence on this day. He further stated that he usually does a prelanding check list but was distracted and did not do so on this occasion. He said he did not hear the gear warning horn as he had a head set on that shuts out external noise. He did hear a beeping but thought it to be the instrument approach middle marker as he was flying over that location. There was no structural damage to the aircraft. The propeller blades were bent backward, the belly under the aircraft nose and the inboard trailing edge of the flaps were heavily scrapped.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. JOHN ROGERS, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A BEECH A36TC AIRCRAFT, N52AM, ON 05-01-2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 HOURS PDT. HE HAD FLOWN FROM PASO ROBLES, CA, GPS DIRECT TO VISALIA, CA. ENTERING THE LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 30 AT THE VISALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MR. ROGERS STATED THAT HE WAS A LITTLE FAST AND APPLIED INITIAL FLAP TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. HE THEN APPLIED THE REST OF THE FLAP AND CONTINUED IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN LANDING GEAR UP. MR. ROGERS STATED THAT HE NORMALLY PUTS THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND WAS OUT OF HIS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THIS DAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE USUALLY DOES A PRELANDING CHECK LIST BUT WAS DISTRACTED AND DID NOT DO SO ON THIS OCCASION. HE SAID HE DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN AS HE HAD A HEAD SET ON THAT SHUTS OUT EXTERNAL NOISE. HE DID HEAR A BEEPING BUT THOUGHT IT TO BE THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH MIDDLE MARKER AS HE WAS FLYING OVER THAT LOCATION. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT BACKWARD, THE BELLY UNDER THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND THE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE OF THE FLAPS WERE HEAVILY SCRAPPED.
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