What happened
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During a phone interview with the pilot he stated that he departed from krvs with flight following from ktul going to kowp, a short flight that he had done many times. He leveled off at 2000 feet for the short flight. The controller soon released him to change frequencies and advised him there were two aircraft in the owp area. He was able to see the traffic on his new garmin gtn 750. He notice one of the aircraft fly away from the traffic area. He then announced he was on a five mile final to runway 35 owp. The remaining aircraft (#2) advised him they were on a downwind leg for 35 owp. When he was three miles out he advised the #2 aircraft of his location. They said they were unable to see him. At this time he turned on his landing lights hoping to help #2 to see him. Again they said they did not have him insight. When he noticed on his gtn 750 he was perpendicular to each other, he advised #2 that he was at their 3 o'clock. As he reached one mile final, he advised the #2 aircraft that they were behind him and were able to turn base. The aircraft landed with the gear not extended. No injuries or damage of property, minor damage to aircraft.
On 02/08/2018 conducted inspection of aircraft on the parking ramp of owp. The aircraft was observed with the gear down and locked and tied down on the ramp. Damage to aircraft was as follows: both propellers had exhibited tip curling the outer 12 plus inches. The lower fuselage skin had abrasion damage, as did the augmenter tubes on both nacelles and the tail strake. The aft section of the nose gear doors also had abrasion damage from the runway surface.
The pilot stated that he does remember reaching for he gear handle early upon the approach and saying to himself it was to early for the gear to be extended. He knew he didn't reach for the gear handle as the props were striking the ground. He stated that he brought up this point because after they picked up the aircraft off the runway his partner was asked to lower the gear so we could roll the aircraft off the runway. He then said the gear handle was down and the breaker for the gear had popped. The pilot has stated that he had not ever verified that he had his three green light verification during his approach.
Inspection of the aircraft and pilot records revealed no issues.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM KRVS WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM KTUL GOING TO KOWP, A SHORT FLIGHT THAT HE HAD DONE MANY TIMES. HE LEVELED OFF AT 2000 FEET FOR THE SHORT FLIGHT. THE CONTROLLER SOON RELEASED HIM TO CHANGE FREQUENCIES AND ADVISED HIM THERE WERE TWO AIRCRAFT IN THE OWP AREA. HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THE TRAFFIC ON HIS NEW GARMIN GTN 750. HE NOTICE ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT FLY AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC AREA. HE THEN ANNOUNCED HE WAS ON A FIVE MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 35 OWP. THE REMAINING AIRCRAFT (#2) ADVISED HIM THEY WERE ON A DOWNWIND LEG FOR 35 OWP. WHEN HE WAS THREE MILES OUT HE ADVISED THE #2 AIRCRAFT OF HIS LOCATION. THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE HIM. AT THIS TIME HE TURNED ON HIS LANDING LIGHTS HOPING TO HELP #2 TO SEE HIM. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE HIM INSIGHT. WHEN HE NOTICED ON HIS GTN 750 HE WAS PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER, HE ADVISED #2 THAT HE WAS AT THEIR 3 O'CLOCK. AS HE REACHED ONE MILE FINAL, HE ADVISED THE #2 AIRCRAFT THAT THEY WERE BEHIND HIM AND WERE ABLE TO TURN BASE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR NOT EXTENDED. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE OF PROPERTY, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
ON 02/08/2018 CONDUCTED INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT ON THE PARKING RAMP OF OWP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS AS FOLLOWS: BOTH PROPELLERS HAD EXHIBITED TIP CURLING THE OUTER 12 PLUS INCHES. THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN HAD ABRASION DAMAGE, AS DID THE AUGMENTER TUBES ON BOTH NACELLES AND THE TAIL STRAKE. THE AFT SECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ALSO HAD ABRASION DAMAGE FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DOES REMEMBER REACHING FOR HE GEAR HANDLE EARLY UPON THE APPROACH AND SAYING TO HIMSELF IT WAS TO EARLY FOR THE GEAR TO BE EXTENDED. HE KNEW HE DIDN'T REACH FOR THE GEAR HANDLE AS THE PROPS WERE STRIKING THE GROUND. HE STATED THAT HE BROUGHT UP THIS POINT BECAUSE AFTER THEY PICKED UP THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY HIS PARTNER WAS ASKED TO LOWER THE GEAR SO WE COULD ROLL THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. HE THEN SAID THE GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN AND THE BREAKER FOR THE GEAR HAD POPPED. THE PILOT HAS STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EVER VERIFIED THAT HE HAD HIS THREE GREEN LIGHT VERIFICATION DURING HIS APPROACH.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT RECORDS REVEALED NO ISSUES.
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