What happened
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On August 23, 2018, at approximately 1550 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172RG, N9542B landed gear up on runway 15 at the indianapolis metropolitan airport (kump), indianapolis, Indiana. The aircraft substained minor damage. There was skin abraision to the lower fuselage skin, damage to the lower antennas, and the lower end of the exhaust stack. The engine experienced sudden stoppage and both propeller tips were curled from contact with the runway. The pilot was uninjured during the incident. The aircraft is registered to tom wood aviation and was being operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 as a general aviation flight. The weather at the time of the inccident was visual meterological conditions (VMC).
The pilot stated he flew an extended downwind to allow a jet to land on the opposite end of runway 15. The pilot?s normal routine is performing the landing checklist and "gump" check at the midfield downwind position. He delayed the landing checklist and "gump" check until the base leg of the traffic pattern while looking for the landing jet on the opposing runway. He thought he had completed the landing checklist and continued his landing to runway 15. He did not realize the landing gear was not down until the moment the aircraft touched the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 23, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1550 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N9542B LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 15 AT THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KUMP), INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS SKIN ABRAISION TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN, DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ANTENNAS, AND THE LOWER END OF THE EXHAUST STACK. THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND BOTH PROPELLER TIPS WERE CURLED FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO TOM WOOD AVIATION AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 AS A GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCCIDENT WAS VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).
THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND TO ALLOW A JET TO LAND ON THE OPPOSITE END OF RUNWAY 15. THE PILOT?S NORMAL ROUTINE IS PERFORMING THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND "GUMP" CHECK AT THE MIDFIELD DOWNWIND POSITION. HE DELAYED THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND "GUMP" CHECK UNTIL THE BASE LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHILE LOOKING FOR THE LANDING JET ON THE OPPOSING RUNWAY. HE THOUGHT HE HAD COMPLETED THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND CONTINUED HIS LANDING TO RUNWAY 15. HE DID NOT REALIZE THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN UNTIL THE MOMENT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE RUNWAY.
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