What happened
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Subject aircraft struck the runway with the left wingtip, propeller and the belly of the aircraft during an attempt to land at kcdw. A verbal and written statement from the subject airman revealed the following. Subject airman contacted kcdw tower and was cleared to land number two for runway 22 behind an aircraft on a base leg for the same runway. The airman stated he was distracted while trying to locate the landing traffic , this distraction caused the airman not to extending the aircraft's landing gear for landing. The airman stated as he was close to touchdown one of the passengers yelled out the landing gear was up, at the same time kcdw tower told him the gear was up and do a go around. As the aircraft was only a few feet above the runway the airman pulled the nose of the aircraft up and attempted to apply engine power, at this point the aircraft's left wing dipped and struck the runway, the aircraft then struck the runway with the propeller and slid on its belly off the left side of the runway. The aircraft came to rest in a grassy area between runway 22 and taxi way papa. The pilot and passengers then exited the aircraft.
A visual inspection of the aircraft found substantial damage to the left wing, aircraft belly and engine firewall.
As the FAA filed it
SUBJECT AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP, PROPELLER AND THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT KCDW. A VERBAL AND WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE SUBJECT AIRMAN REVEALED THE FOLLOWING. SUBJECT AIRMAN CONTACTED KCDW TOWER AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND NUMBER TWO FOR RUNWAY 22 BEHIND AN AIRCRAFT ON A BASE LEG FOR THE SAME RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE THE LANDING TRAFFIC , THIS DISTRACTION CAUSED THE AIRMAN NOT TO EXTENDING THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. THE AIRMAN STATED AS HE WAS CLOSE TO TOUCHDOWN ONE OF THE PASSENGERS YELLED OUT THE LANDING GEAR WAS UP, AT THE SAME TIME KCDW TOWER TOLD HIM THE GEAR WAS UP AND DO A GO AROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONLY A FEW FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRMAN PULLED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UP AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY ENGINE POWER, AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING DIPPED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH THE PROPELLER AND SLID ON ITS BELLY OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 22 AND TAXI WAY PAPA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.
A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, AIRCRAFT BELLY AND ENGINE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
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