What happened
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(-23) Pilot was executing touch and goes for the purpose of staying current. Runway 1 was closed at 1630 local. Pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 7 and completed touch and go on runway 7. Then tower switched runways to runway 1 which favored the wind. Pilot continued to make right traffic for runway 7, but realized that he was cleared for the option on runway 1 and made a sharp right turn to runway 1. Pilot stated that he now made a steep approach to short filed landing. Normally, he would check landing gear operation by feeling the manual extension lever, but did not perform that check. He usually does a gump check on final approach and looks for the green light, but did not do so this time. Airspeed seemed noral and pilot expected a good landing, but then heard the propelle scrape the runway while flaring. Pilot noted that tower instructed him to make a left traffic on final approach.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS EXECUTING TOUCH AND GOES FOR THE PURPOSE OF STAYING CURRENT. RUNWAY 1 WAS CLOSED AT 1630 LOCAL. PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 7 AND COMPLETED TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 7. THEN TOWER SWITCHED RUNWAYS TO RUNWAY 1 WHICH FAVORED THE WIND. PILOT CONTINUED TO MAKE RIGHT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 7, BUT REALIZED THAT HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION ON RUNWAY 1 AND MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN TO RUNWAY 1. PILOT STATED THAT HE NOW MADE A STEEP APPROACH TO SHORT FILED LANDING. NORMALLY, HE WOULD CHECK LANDING GEAR OPERATION BY FEELING THE MANUAL EXTENSION LEVER, BUT DID NOT PERFORM THAT CHECK. HE USUALLY DOES A GUMP CHECK ON FINAL APPROACH AND LOOKS FOR THE GREEN LIGHT, BUT DID NOT DO SO THIS TIME. AIRSPEED SEEMED NORAL AND PILOT EXPECTED A GOOD LANDING, BUT THEN HEARD THE PROPELLE SCRAPE THE RUNWAY WHILE FLARING. PILOT NOTED THAT TOWER INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A LEFT TRAFFIC ON FINAL APPROACH.
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