What happened
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On 7/29/17, at approximately 1645 Mooney M20C aircraft, N2596W, landed on rwy 34 at kclw with the landing gear retacted. The aircraft sustained damage to the underside of the fuselage and the propeller. The pilot, sole occupant on board, was uninjured.
N2596W operating under part 91 in VFR conditions approached kclw from the west. The aircraft crossed mid-field to enter a right down wind leg for rwy 34. The landing gear was extended to slow the airplane for traffic pattern entry. On down wind leg the pilot performed a pre landing check and inadvertently retracted the landing gear. Pilot landed on rwy 34 with the landing gear retracted. After touching down the aircraft slid for approximately 125 yards and came to rest on the east side of the runway.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/29/17, AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 MOONEY M20C AIRCRAFT, N2596W, LANDED ON RWY 34 AT KCLW WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS UNINJURED.
N2596W OPERATING UNDER PART 91 IN VFR CONDITIONS APPROACHED KCLW FROM THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED MID-FIELD TO ENTER A RIGHT DOWN WIND LEG FOR RWY 34. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY. ON DOWN WIND LEG THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRE LANDING CHECK AND INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT LANDED ON RWY 34 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 125 YARDS AND CAME TO REST ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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