What happened
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(-23) The pilot was practicing takeoff and landings to include simulated engine landings at st. Charles county airport (kset) utilizing runway 18. The pilot encountered numerous distractions during the incident traffic pattern. A single engine aircraft entered the traffic pattern without using radio calls while incident aircraft was on downwind. The distraction occurred abeam the numbers where the pilot normally places the landing gear control in the extended position. Another distraction occurred on base leg due to a flock of birds in close proximity to the aircraft. The pilot forgot to lower the gear and landed gear up. The aircraft came to rest just to the right of the centerline. Damage was done to the belly antennas, right engine exhaust pipe, belly skin aft of the nose gear doors, left and right cabin access steps, and both propellers suffered prop strikes. Damage was not substantial.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO INCLUDE SIMULATED ENGINE LANDINGS AT ST. CHARLES COUNTY AIRPORT (KSET) UTILIZING RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS DISTRACTIONS DURING THE INCIDENT TRAFFIC PATTERN. A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITHOUT USING RADIO CALLS WHILE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS ON DOWNWIND. THE DISTRACTION OCCURRED ABEAM THE NUMBERS WHERE THE PILOT NORMALLY PLACES THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. ANOTHER DISTRACTION OCCURRED ON BASE LEG DUE TO A FLOCK OF BIRDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BELLY ANTENNAS, RIGHT ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE, BELLY SKIN AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, LEFT AND RIGHT CABIN ACCESS STEPS, AND BOTH PROPELLERS SUFFERED PROP STRIKES. DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL.
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