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FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Willimantic, CT · July 8, 2018

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Date
July 8, 2018 · 18:50 local
Place
Willimantic, CT
Airport
Windham
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5126V
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
239 total50 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N5126VRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0452 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 8, 2018, privacy data omitted while enroute from ksnc to khfd made the decision to divert to kijd to perform some touch and go landings in N5126V, a Cessna cutlass C-172 rg. privacy data omitted Recalls setting the aircraft up in the proper configuration for landing, utilizing his checklist prior to and after entering the pattern. Due to an updraft on short final for runway 18, privacy data omitted initiated a go around procedure and re-entered the pattern for runway 18 to attempt another landing. During the go around procedure the landing gear was retracted. privacy data omitted States that he was distracted by conversation with his passenger explaining the event that had just occurred. On this second approach to land, the landing gear was not extended. At approximately 1850 hours local time, the aircraft touched down on runway 18, gear up. The aircraft fuselage belly skin received minor damage with most of the damage occuring on the lower fuselage antennas that the aircraft eventually came to rest on. The propeller blades were damaged as they impacted the runway as well.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 8, 2018, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ENROUTE FROM KSNC TO KHFD MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT TO KIJD TO PERFORM SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN N5126V, A CESSNA CUTLASS C-172 RG. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECALLS SETTING THE AIRCRAFT UP IN THE PROPER CONFIGURATION FOR LANDING, UTILIZING HIS CHECKLIST PRIOR TO AND AFTER ENTERING THE PATTERN. DUE TO AN UPDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 18, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED A GO AROUND PROCEDURE AND RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 18 TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER LANDING. DURING THE GO AROUND PROCEDURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY CONVERSATION WITH HIS PASSENGER EXPLAINING THE EVENT THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED. ON THIS SECOND APPROACH TO LAND, THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 HOURS LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 18, GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WITH MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURING ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE ANTENNAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST ON. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED AS THEY IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AS WELL.