What happened
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(-23) On 04/21/04 at approx. 1800 hours local Mr. Edward swakon landed his Piper PA-32R-300 N5548V at Boca Raton Airport runway 5 with the landing gear up. Mr. Swakon stated the flight was from fort lauderdale intl (fll) to Boca Raton arpt (bct) and the hand off from the fll tower was approx. 5-6 miles out of bct. Mr. Swakon said there were some communication difficulties with bct tower and that the initial call was not responded to. The second call was responded to with weather info but the pilot did not hear a "clear to land". The third call at about 3 miles out resulted in a "clear to land". Landing approach was normal with a crosswind and the aircraft landed on the centerline with the gear up, sliding about 250 yards and coming to rest on the runway with minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 04/21/04 AT APPROX. 1800 HOURS LOCAL MR. EDWARD SWAKON LANDED HIS PIPER PA-32R-300 N5548V AT BOCA RATON AIRPORT RUNWAY 5 WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. MR. SWAKON STATED THE FLIGHT WAS FROM FORT LAUDERDALE INTL (FLL) TO BOCA RATON ARPT (BCT) AND THE HAND OFF FROM THE FLL TOWER WAS APPROX. 5-6 MILES OUT OF BCT. MR. SWAKON SAID THERE WERE SOME COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES WITH BCT TOWER AND THAT THE INITIAL CALL WAS NOT RESPONDED TO. THE SECOND CALL WAS RESPONDED TO WITH WEATHER INFO BUT THE PILOT DID NOT HEAR A "CLEAR TO LAND". THE THIRD CALL AT ABOUT 3 MILES OUT RESULTED IN A "CLEAR TO LAND". LANDING APPROACH WAS NORMAL WITH A CROSSWIND AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE WITH THE GEAR UP, SLIDING ABOUT 250 YARDS AND COMING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY WITH MINOR DAMAGE.
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