What happened
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(-23) Lockheed P2-V-7 (N4235N) operated by neptune aviation services inc., landed at the Logan intl airport, (bil) Billings, Montana on runway 28R with the gear retracted. The flight crew added full power to the engines when they realized that the gear was retracted and went around. The aircraft was maneuvered around the traffic pattern. During the flight pieces of the propellers impacted various locations on the aircraft. The landing gear was extended and the aircraft landed on runway 28R. Aircraft taxied clear of runway and engines were shutdown. Aircraft was damaged in the following areas: both propellers 8 to 12 inches of propeller tips, left jet engine cowling and pylon dented and punctures, left side of fuselage at station 185 2" x 2" hole, station 183 dent, right side of fuselage between stations 183 and 193 4 holes ranging in size from 1" x 1" to 4" x 7" in size, backup hydraulic reservoir was punctured. All damage was to the aircraft skin. No stringer or former damage. Flight crew had flown 4 fire suppression drops before incident, all short turn flight of 15 minutes or less. On last takeoff the wing flaps would not retract. Flight crew consulted checkist for wing flap malfunction. Flight crew discussed options. Flap selection handle was placed in the 10 degree position to match wing flap position. Air drop of retardant was completed, aircraft returned to Billings' airport for landing. Flight crew completed wing flap up landing checklist; however the landing gear was overlooked and left in the retracted position. Landing approach was flatter than normal due to the wing flap position. As aircraft approached the runway, flight crew was notified by radio that the landing gear was not down. Pilot added full power and aircraft went around. The traffic pattern was flown; during the go-around parts of the propeller's tips came off and impacted the fuselage and jet engine pylon. Aircraft was landed, taxied clear of active runway, and was towed to the ramp. Fatigue, CRM and mission requirements were all contributing factors to this accident. No additional causal factors at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LOCKHEED P2-V-7 (N4235N) OPERATED BY NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES INC., LANDED AT THE LOGAN INTL AIRPORT, (BIL) BILLINGS, MONTANA ON RUNWAY 28R WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE FLIGHT CREW ADDED FULL POWER TO THE ENGINES WHEN THEY REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND WENT AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. DURING THE FLIGHT PIECES OF THE PROPELLERS IMPACTED VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R. AIRCRAFT TAXIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY AND ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BOTH PROPELLERS 8 TO 12 INCHES OF PROPELLER TIPS, LEFT JET ENGINE COWLING AND PYLON DENTED AND PUNCTURES, LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT STATION 185 2" X 2" HOLE, STATION 183 DENT, RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE BETWEEN STATIONS 183 AND 193 4 HOLES RANGING IN SIZE FROM 1" X 1" TO 4" X 7" IN SIZE, BACKUP HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS PUNCTURED. ALL DAMAGE WAS TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN. NO STRINGER OR FORMER DAMAGE. FLIGHT CREW HAD FLOWN 4 FIRE SUPPRESSION DROPS BEFORE INCIDENT, ALL SHORT TURN FLIGHT OF 15 MINUTES OR LESS. ON LAST TAKEOFF THE WING FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT. FLIGHT CREW CONSULTED CHECKIST FOR WING FLAP MALFUNCTION. FLIGHT CREW DISCUSSED OPTIONS. FLAP SELECTION HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE 10 DEGREE POSITION TO MATCH WING FLAP POSITION. AIR DROP OF RETARDANT WAS COMPLETED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BILLINGS' AIRPORT FOR LANDING. FLIGHT CREW COMPLETED WING FLAP UP LANDING CHECKLIST; HOWEVER THE LANDING GEAR WAS OVERLOOKED AND LEFT IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. LANDING APPROACH WAS FLATTER THAN NORMAL DUE TO THE WING FLAP POSITION. AS AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, FLIGHT CREW WAS NOTIFIED BY RADIO THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND AIRCRAFT WENT AROUND. THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS FLOWN; DURING THE GO-AROUND PARTS OF THE PROPELLER'S TIPS CAME OFF AND IMPACTED THE FUSELAGE AND JET ENGINE PYLON. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED, TAXIED CLEAR OF ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. FATIGUE, CRM AND MISSION REQUIREMENTS WERE ALL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS ACCIDENT. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.
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