What happened
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(-23) A follow-up investigation was performed to evaluate the physical facts relative to the pilot operator statement. The pilot stated that after his landing and roll out the landing gear suddenly collapsed, causing a prop strike and the aircraft slide. The pilot was interviewed and provided a signed statement. Inspection of the aircraft indicated propeller damage, belly scraping, and scraping on the nose gear door. No transitional (landing gear) damage was detected and all damage gave an indication that the landing gear was retracted at the time of contact. Examination of the runway (21) surface, indicated a total of 13 prop blade strikes and then metal to cement slide marks over a 700' space. No evidence of rubber marks from any of the three tires was found. Tower personnel stated that another aircraft was delayed exiting the runway in front of the landing incident aircraft. The runway signatures, aircraft slide distance and aircraft damage demonstrate what appears to be a gear up landing, not a collapsed landing gear during roll out. This physical evidence contradicts the statement provided by the pilot. Possible distraction of the pilot by the landing aircraft in front of him may have been a contributing factor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED TO EVALUATE THE PHYSICAL FACTS RELATIVE TO THE PILOT OPERATOR STATEMENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HIS LANDING AND ROLL OUT THE LANDING GEAR SUDDENLY COLLAPSED, CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND PROVIDED A SIGNED STATEMENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED PROPELLER DAMAGE, BELLY SCRAPING, AND SCRAPING ON THE NOSE GEAR DOOR. NO TRANSITIONAL (LANDING GEAR) DAMAGE WAS DETECTED AND ALL DAMAGE GAVE AN INDICATION THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AT THE TIME OF CONTACT. EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY (21) SURFACE, INDICATED A TOTAL OF 13 PROP BLADE STRIKES AND THEN METAL TO CEMENT SLIDE MARKS OVER A 700' SPACE. NO EVIDENCE OF RUBBER MARKS FROM ANY OF THE THREE TIRES WAS FOUND. TOWER PERSONNEL STATED THAT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS DELAYED EXITING THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE LANDING INCIDENT AIRCRAFT. THE RUNWAY SIGNATURES, AIRCRAFT SLIDE DISTANCE AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DEMONSTRATE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A GEAR UP LANDING, NOT A COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR DURING ROLL OUT. THIS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE CONTRADICTS THE STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT. POSSIBLE DISTRACTION OF THE PILOT BY THE LANDING AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
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