What happened
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(-23) On 3/31/2009 at approx 1500 hrs, privacy data omitted departed gvq airport. After a half hour flight he attempted a landing at a private grass strip which his family ownes, located at privacy data omitted he described to this inspector a normal landing flare during touchdown but a harder than normal landing. The aircraft slid approx 100 feet and sustained 3 bent prop blades and both left and right flap skins was wrinkled and bent. No other damage was seen at the time of inspection. On 3/31/2009 privacy data omitted told this inspector he did not place the gear handle in the down position. The aircraft had a current annual inspection and a current CFR 91.411 and 91.413 inspection. The pilots medical and pilot certificate were current. Weather conditions at the time were VMC. A condition notice was given to the owner to replace the propeller and repair the flaps before the aircraft could be inspected for a ferry permit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 3/31/2009 AT APPROX 1500 HRS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GVQ AIRPORT. AFTER A HALF HOUR FLIGHT HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP WHICH HIS FAMILY OWNES, LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE DESCRIBED TO THIS INSPECTOR A NORMAL LANDING FLARE DURING TOUCHDOWN BUT A HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX 100 FEET AND SUSTAINED 3 BENT PROP BLADES AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FLAP SKINS WAS WRINKLED AND BENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS SEEN AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. ON 3/31/2009 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD THIS INSPECTOR HE DID NOT PLACE THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION AND A CURRENT CFR 91.411 AND 91.413 INSPECTION. THE PILOTS MEDICAL AND PILOT CERTIFICATE WERE CURRENT. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VMC. A CONDITION NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE OWNER TO REPLACE THE PROPELLER AND REPAIR THE FLAPS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE INSPECTED FOR A FERRY PERMIT.
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