What happened
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(-23) On September 13, 2009, at 1300 CDT, a Mooney M20J, N339PB privacy data omitted, piloted by privacy data omitted was involved in a gear up landing at the Tekamah (tqe), Nebraska, airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he was coming from martin field, south sioux city, Nebraska, landing at the Tekamah airport to fill up with fuel, with the intention of continuing on to his home in dakota dunes, south dakota. He reported that he departed earlier in the day approximately 1000 CDT from his home station enroute to martin field to fly young eagles flights. He said he flew approximately 3.0 hours prior to the incident. He stated there were no distractions prior to the landing, proper radio calls were made and that he did not hear the landing gear warning horn, that all he heard was the scraping of metal. He quickly secured the engine by retarding the mixture control. No injuries were incurred in this incident. Aircraft was inspected by an FAA airworthiness inspector at the Tekamah airport on September 30, 2009, after notification of a gear up landing during a reuest for ferry permit by the aircraft owner's mechanic.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2009, AT 1300 CDT, A MOONEY M20J, N339PB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE TEKAMAH (TQE), NEBRASKA, AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS COMING FROM MARTIN FIELD, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA, LANDING AT THE TEKAMAH AIRPORT TO FILL UP WITH FUEL, WITH THE INTENTION OF CONTINUING ON TO HIS HOME IN DAKOTA DUNES, SOUTH DAKOTA. HE REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED EARLIER IN THE DAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 CDT FROM HIS HOME STATION ENROUTE TO MARTIN FIELD TO FLY YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHTS. HE SAID HE FLEW APPROXIMATELY 3.0 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. HE STATED THERE WERE NO DISTRACTIONS PRIOR TO THE LANDING, PROPER RADIO CALLS WERE MADE AND THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN, THAT ALL HE HEARD WAS THE SCRAPING OF METAL. HE QUICKLY SECURED THE ENGINE BY RETARDING THE MIXTURE CONTROL. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED IN THIS INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR AT THE TEKAMAH AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, AFTER NOTIFICATION OF A GEAR UP LANDING DURING A REUEST FOR FERRY PERMIT BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S MECHANIC.
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