What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 26, 2016, at approximately 0912 local (1412 UTC), the airman, holder of a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single and multi- engine land
Class rating was involved in an aircraft incident while landing at the
Topeka billard municipal airport (ktop), Topeka, Kansas.
The aircraft departed from lees summit (lxt) on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight enroute to ktop. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC)
Prevailed at the time of the incident with conditions at ktop reported as
Winds calm, visibility 10 statute miles, and clear skies.
Initially, the airman was cleared for approach to runway 31 and then instructed to make a 360 turn for spacing due to the airman lining up for runway 22. The airman was then re-cleared for approach and landing to runway 31.
The airman elected to retract the gear while making the 360 degree turn.
During the approach and landing phase to runway 31 at ktop, the airman
Failed to extend the aircraft's landing gear prior to touchdown. The aircraft subsequently touched-down on runway 31 and skid to a stop, resulting in minor damage to the aircraft.
The airman, and passenger on-board the aircraft, reported no injuries.
Post-incident photographs of the aircraft revealed the aircraft's propellor blades were damaged upon touchdown as a result of the gear-up landing. No additional damage was noted due to the design of the landing gear while in the retracted position.
Upon recovery, the aircraft's landing gear was extended via the normal extension method.
The airman provided a written statement indicating that he failed to
Extend the landing gear before landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 26, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 0912 LOCAL (1412 UTC), THE AIRMAN, HOLDER OF A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTI- ENGINE LAND
CLASS RATING WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHILE LANDING AT THE
TOPEKA BILLARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTOP), TOPEKA, KANSAS.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM LEES SUMMIT (LXT) ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT ENROUTE TO KTOP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC)
PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WITH CONDITIONS AT KTOP REPORTED AS
WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, AND CLEAR SKIES.
INITIALLY, THE AIRMAN WAS CLEARED FOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AND THEN INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A 360 TURN FOR SPACING DUE TO THE AIRMAN LINING UP FOR RUNWAY 22. THE AIRMAN WAS THEN RE-CLEARED FOR APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 31.
THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO RETRACT THE GEAR WHILE MAKING THE 360 DEGREE TURN.
DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING PHASE TO RUNWAY 31 AT KTOP, THE AIRMAN
FAILED TO EXTEND THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED-DOWN ON RUNWAY 31 AND SKID TO A STOP, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRMAN, AND PASSENGER ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, REPORTED NO INJURIES.
POST-INCIDENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED UPON TOUCHDOWN AS A RESULT OF THE GEAR-UP LANDING. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE LANDING GEAR WHILE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.
UPON RECOVERY, THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED VIA THE NORMAL EXTENSION METHOD.
THE AIRMAN PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATING THAT HE FAILED TO
EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING.