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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Whitefield, NH · September 9, 2016

Date: September 9, 2016 · 10:15 local
Place: Whitefield, NH
Airport: Mount Washington Regional Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N52061
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,289 total1,780 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N52061Registered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG1157 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot entered downwind to khie(Whitefield NH) and noticed another aircraft on the ground waiting at mid-field intersection to back taxi to runway 28 for departure. Pilot radioed that he was downwind and would extend if they wanted to taxi. Pilot indiacated no reply from aircraft on the ground. Pilot radioed that he was turning final and saw that the other aircraft had taxied up a little closer to the runway but was still holding short at the mid field intersection. The pilot realized that while flying downwind and final he was distracted by the action of the other aircraft.

Pilot indicated that he landed gear up on the runway and slid down the runway, ending up on the right side of runway at the edge of the grass. Pilot indicated that he did not use his checklist. Pilot omitted fault.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENTERED DOWNWIND TO KHIE(WHITEFIELD NH) AND NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND WAITING AT MID-FIELD INTERSECTION TO BACK TAXI TO RUNWAY 28 FOR DEPARTURE. PILOT RADIOED THAT HE WAS DOWNWIND AND WOULD EXTEND IF THEY WANTED TO TAXI. PILOT INDIACATED NO REPLY FROM AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. PILOT RADIOED THAT HE WAS TURNING FINAL AND SAW THAT THE OTHER AIRCRAFT HAD TAXIED UP A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE RUNWAY BUT WAS STILL HOLDING SHORT AT THE MID FIELD INTERSECTION. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT WHILE FLYING DOWNWIND AND FINAL HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE ACTION OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.

PILOT INDICATED THAT HE LANDED GEAR UP ON THE RUNWAY AND SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY, ENDING UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT THE EDGE OF THE GRASS. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT USE HIS CHECKLIST. PILOT OMITTED FAULT.