What happened
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Pilot was operating in the traffic pattern at kbec conducting a pleasure flight and maintaining night currency. On the third landing pilot claims to have been distracted with traffic at mcconnell air force base while he was in his downwind leg of the traffic pattern. He thought he performed all checklists and verified that the landing gear was down. He said he used a memory checklist "bc gumps" and then used a paper checklist. However landing was accomplished with the landing gear up. The pilot did not report any malfunctions or mechanical discrepancies. Weather was reported as VFR. After landing the aircraft, pilot initiated an evacuation. Pilot and his two passengers were uninjured. Aircraft sustained minor damage. All three propellor blades bent, flaps have abrasions and abrasive damage to the belly of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KBEC CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND MAINTAINING NIGHT CURRENCY.ON THE THIRD LANDING PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED WITH TRAFFIC AT MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE WHILE HE WAS IN HIS DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE THOUGHT HE PERFORMED ALL CHECKLISTS AND VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. HE SAID HE USED A MEMORY CHECKLIST "BC GUMPS" AND THEN USED A PAPER CHECKLIST. HOWEVER LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MALFUNCTIONS OR MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS VFR. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT INITIATED AN EVACUATION. PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ALL THREE PROPELLOR BLADES BENT, FLAPS HAVE ABRASIONS AND ABRASIVE DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.
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