What happened
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(-23) On 01/26/2007, at approximately 1050 hours PST, the pilot privacy data omitted, pilot-in-command of Cessna aircraft, N5552R, landed at the Harris Ranch Airport (3O8), Coalinga, CA, with the landing retracted. N5552R was operating under 14CFR91 in VFR conditions from davis university airport (edu), davis, CA, to 3O8. The pilot privacy data omitted stated he entered the traffic pattern at 3O8 for landing runway 32 and performed a pre-landing check. He acknowledged he did not lower the landing gear during the check, and he did not recognize the omission until the airplane contacted the runway on landing. N5552R landed in a level attitude on the runway centerline and slid approximately 50 yards before departing the runway. The aircraft came to rest in the grass approximately 30 feet east of the runway. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the belly and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01/26/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 HOURS PST, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF CESSNA AIRCRAFT, N5552R, LANDED AT THE HARRIS RANCH AIRPORT (3O8), COALINGA, CA, WITH THE LANDING RETRACTED. N5552R WAS OPERATING UNDER 14CFR91 IN VFR CONDITIONS FROM DAVIS UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (EDU), DAVIS, CA, TO 3O8. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ STATED HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT 3O8 FOR LANDING RUNWAY 32 AND PERFORMED A PRE-LANDING CHECK. HE ACKNOWLEDGED HE DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE CHECK, AND HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE OMISSION UNTIL THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. N5552R LANDED IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS BEFORE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND PROPELLER.
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