What happened
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(-23) N6048B commander cmndr-114-114B s/n 14676 FSDO-01 Wednesday 05/12/2004 privacy data omitted N6048B, commander aircraft, comndr-114-114B, departed Boston at 10:54 EDT, 5/12/04 enroute to bridgeport. The aircraft returned and landed runway 04 due to a rough running engine at 11:01 EDT. The aircraft taxied back to signature flight support. The pilot david d. dube stated that he heard a banging noise like hammering during the climb-out. He called for his mechanic at three wings aviation in stratford CT. He arrived 2 hours later, pulled the plugs, and checked compression, all checked good. The pilot reported #3 cylinder looked cold on his cockpit monitor. The mechanic checked the fuel/filters, quick-drains (no water noted), engine gascolator, fuel lines, exhaust, and performed a full power run-up. Everything checked out fine. The aircraft departed again at 15:02, on runway 09. On departure, at approximately 100 feet AGL, the pilot experienced a rough running engine again, however, during the landing sequence, the pilot failed to lower the landing gear. The aircraft landed on the centerline and skidded on its belly approximately 500 feet. There was minor damag e to the flaps, nose gear doors, prop, and sudden stoppage to the engine. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N6048B COMMANDER CMNDR-114-114B S/N 14676 FSDO-01 WEDNESDAY 05/12/2004 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N6048B, COMMANDER AIRCRAFT, COMNDR-114-114B, DEPARTED BOSTON AT 10:54 EDT, 5/12/04 ENROUTE TO BRIDGEPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED RUNWAY 04 DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AT 11:01 EDT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT. THE PILOT DAVID D. DUBE STATED THAT HE HEARD A BANGING NOISE LIKE HAMMERING DURING THE CLIMB-OUT. HE CALLED FOR HIS MECHANIC AT THREE WINGS AVIATION IN STRATFORD CT. HE ARRIVED 2 HOURS LATER, PULLED THE PLUGS, AND CHECKED COMPRESSION, ALL CHECKED GOOD. THE PILOT REPORTED #3 CYLINDER LOOKED COLD ON HIS COCKPIT MONITOR. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE FUEL/FILTERS, QUICK-DRAINS (NO WATER NOTED), ENGINE GASCOLATOR, FUEL LINES, EXHAUST, AND PERFORMED A FULL POWER RUN-UP. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AGAIN AT 15:02, ON RUNWAY 09. ON DEPARTURE, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AGAIN, HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE AND SKIDDED ON ITS BELLY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAG E TO THE FLAPS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, PROP, AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^