What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted While acting as pilot in command of N738LP, a Cessna 182RG, departed General Dewitt Spain Airport, Memphis, TN (M01), at approzimately 10:45 am on August 29th, 2017. His objective was to practice take-off and landing procedures. As the pilot began his initial landing approach, he failed to lower the landing gear causing the aircraft to contact the runway on its belly and come to a stop with the landing gear still retracted. Inspection of the airframe revealed no substantial damage to the aircraft beyond bent propeller blades and minor lower fuselage sheet metal damage. The pilot was the sole occupant on board the aircraft (N738LP) and sustained no injuries. The investigating office classifies this event as an aircraft incident. Once the NTSB released N738LP for movement, airport personnel lifted N738LP and lowered the landing gear. The aircraft was towed to the ramp by maintenance personnel where it awaits repairs. Potential factors included the pilot only having a total of 80 hours in the Cessna 182RG (retractable gear) model. Additionally, prior to the incident, the pilot had trained for two weeks in a Cessna 182 with fixed landing gear. Muscle memory and recentness of experience may have played a role in this aircraft incident.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N738LP, A CESSNA 182RG, DEPARTED GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT, MEMPHIS, TN (M01), AT APPROZIMATELY 10:45 AM ON AUGUST 29TH, 2017. HIS OBJECTIVE WAS TO PRACTICE TAKE-OFF AND LANDING PROCEDURES. AS THE PILOT BEGAN HIS INITIAL LANDING APPROACH, HE FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY ON ITS BELLY AND COME TO A STOP WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL RETRACTED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRFRAME REVEALED NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND BENT PROPELLER BLADES AND MINOR LOWER FUSELAGE SHEET METAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT (N738LP) AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICE CLASSIFIES THIS EVENT AS AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT. ONCE THE NTSB RELEASED N738LP FOR MOVEMENT, AIRPORT PERSONNEL LIFTED N738LP AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHERE IT AWAITS REPAIRS. POTENTIAL FACTORS INCLUDED THE PILOT ONLY HAVING A TOTAL OF 80 HOURS IN THE CESSNA 182RG (RETRACTABLE GEAR) MODEL. ADDITIONALLY, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD TRAINED FOR TWO WEEKS IN A CESSNA 182 WITH FIXED LANDING GEAR. MUSCLE MEMORY AND RECENTNESS OF EXPERIENCE MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS AIRCRAFT INCIDENT.
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