What happened
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The airman flew N2303C from byron airport (C83) to Livermore (lvk) to participate in a flight review and flying club proficiency check. On the way to lvk the airman stated that there was a light gas smell enroute, but the smell quickly dissipated. After an hour on the ground the airman and instructor departed lvk on runway 25R and requested to stay in the traffic pattern for landing practice. After the first touch and go on runway 25L, both pilots noticed the smell of gas and decided to terminate the flight and make a full stop landing. N2303C was cleared to land 25R. The airman failed to put the landing gear down which resulted in a gear up landing and the propeller striking the ground. The aircraft skidded approximately 1,000 feet and stopped off the right side of the runway. The aircraft was removed from the scene using a forklift and dolly. The aircraft was inspected by airworthiness inspector justin louw and was found to have damage to the underbelly and propeller. There was no firewall or spar damage noted during the inspection. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN FLEW N2303C FROM BYRON AIRPORT (C83) TO LIVERMORE (LVK) TO PARTICIPATE IN A FLIGHT REVIEW AND FLYING CLUB PROFICIENCY CHECK. ON THE WAY TO LVK THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A LIGHT GAS SMELL ENROUTE, BUT THE SMELL QUICKLY DISSIPATED. AFTER AN HOUR ON THE GROUND THE AIRMAN AND INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED LVK ON RUNWAY 25R AND REQUESTED TO STAY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING PRACTICE. AFTER THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 25L, BOTH PILOTS NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS AND DECIDED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT AND MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING. N2303C WAS CLEARED TO LAND 25R. THE AIRMAN FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN WHICH RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING AND THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AND STOPPED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE USING A FORKLIFT AND DOLLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR JUSTIN LOUW AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERBELLY AND PROPELLER. THERE WAS NO FIREWALL OR SPAR DAMAGE NOTED DURING THE INSPECTION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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