What happened
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(-23) Pilot departed deervalley, AZ. In a flight of two aircraft and flew to Payson, AZ. The second aircraft was piloted by the pilot's son who took off from deervalley after yak N9102E took off. The aircraft flown by the pilot's son was faster and arrived at Payson prior to the yak. Mr. Greenfield heard his son's radio announcements for entry to downwind, base, and final for runway 24 at Payson. Upon arrival at Payson, the pilot of N9102E heard an announcement on the Payson UNICOM saying that the airport had been closed because of an accident. The pilot flew over the area and tried to determine if his son was involved in the accident. He looked at the wreck site and attempted to call his son on the radio. He found out later that his son was already out of his aircraft and did not hear his call. The pilot called UNICOM to find out how long they anticipated the airport being closed. He told them that he had approximately 15 minutes fuel remaining until he had to divert to another airfield. He was told to hold, they would get back to him. He flew off to the east of the airport. When UNICOM came back to him on the radio, they asked him if he could land short on the runway, because thefar end of the runway was being used to allow emergency crews access to the aircraft wreck site to the north of the runway. The pilot said he could land on the first third of the runway. The UNICOM said it was ok to come in and land. Because he was to the east of the airport he decided to do a straight in approach for runway 24. He said he never thought of his landing gear during the approach, and was surprised when the aircraft was difficult to keep straight on landing. He realized the landing gear were not extended as he rolled to a stop on the runway. During an interview with the FAA inspector the pilot made a statement that in the confusion of the moment he "just forgot to put the landing gear down." Because of the design of the aircraft, the landing wheels supported the aircraft. The only damage to the aircraft was to the wooden prop blades, which were shortened by contact with the runway surface. The aircraft was able to roll off the runway on its landing wheels, so as to clear it for other aircraft to land.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED DEERVALLEY, AZ. IN A FLIGHT OF TWO AIRCRAFT AND FLEW TO PAYSON, AZ. THE SECOND AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY THE PILOT'S SON WHO TOOK OFF FROM DEERVALLEY AFTER YAK N9102E TOOK OFF. THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY THE PILOT'S SON WAS FASTER AND ARRIVED AT PAYSON PRIOR TO THE YAK. MR. GREENFIELD HEARD HIS SON'S RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ENTRY TO DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL FOR RUNWAY 24 AT PAYSON. UPON ARRIVAL AT PAYSON, THE PILOT OF N9102E HEARD AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE PAYSON UNICOM SAYING THAT THE AIRPORT HAD BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE AREA AND TRIED TO DETERMINE IF HIS SON WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. HE LOOKED AT THE WRECK SITE AND ATTEMPTED TO CALL HIS SON ON THE RADIO. HE FOUND OUT LATER THAT HIS SON WAS ALREADY OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT HEAR HIS CALL. THE PILOT CALLED UNICOM TO FIND OUT HOW LONG THEY ANTICIPATED THE AIRPORT BEING CLOSED. HE TOLD THEM THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES FUEL REMAINING UNTIL HE HAD TO DIVERT TO ANOTHER AIRFIELD. HE WAS TOLD TO HOLD, THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HIM. HE FLEW OFF TO THE EAST OF THE AIRPORT. WHEN UNICOM CAME BACK TO HIM ON THE RADIO, THEY ASKED HIM IF HE COULD LAND SHORT ON THE RUNWAY, BECAUSE THEFAR END OF THE RUNWAY WAS BEING USED TO ALLOW EMERGENCY CREWS ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT WRECK SITE TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD LAND ON THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY. THE UNICOM SAID IT WAS OK TO COME IN AND LAND. BECAUSE HE WAS TO THE EAST OF THE AIRPORT HE DECIDED TO DO A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 24. HE SAID HE NEVER THOUGHT OF HIS LANDING GEAR DURING THE APPROACH, AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP STRAIGHT ON LANDING. HE REALIZED THE LANDING GEAR WERE NOT EXTENDED AS HE ROLLED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FAA INSPECTOR THE PILOT MADE A STATEMENT THAT IN THE CONFUSION OF THE MOMENT HE "JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN." BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LANDING WHEELS SUPPORTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE WOODEN PROP BLADES, WHICH WERE SHORTENED BY CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO ROLL OFF THE RUNWAY ON ITS LANDING WHEELS, SO AS TO CLEAR IT FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT TO LAND.