What happened
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On January 12, 2020 at 1500 eastern daylight time, a Cessna R182 aircraft, N4871T, registered to and operated by a commercial rated pilot, received minor damage during an inadvertent gear up landing at Hastings municipal airport (9D9), Hastings, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The local flight originated from the kent county international airport (grr), grand rapids, Michigan at approximately 1400L.
According to the pilot he was landing on runway 30 and inadvertently failed to lower the landing gear during the pre-landing sequence. Pilot did state the gear warning horn sounded once the throttle was pulled but for unknown reasons he applied enough power to get the horn to silence. No mechanical anomalies were reported by the pilot prior to touch down. The aircraft came to rest on the runway centerline where the pilot egressed the aircraft unaided. Airport management was notified and the aircraft lifted from the runway surface. Once the aircraft was raised, the landing gear was lowered and locked into position by normal function. The aircraft was then moved to a hangar for secure storage pending investigation
Examination of the aircraft revealed both propeller blades to be scratched and s bent in an aft direction. Both blades could be moved by hand inside the prop hub. The belly skin of the aircraft was scratched and was breached near the main landing gear box. No internal structures including the gear box appeared damaged.
Weather was not a factor in this incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 12, 2020 AT 1500 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA R182 AIRCRAFT, N4871T, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING AN INADVERTENT GEAR UP LANDING AT HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (9D9), HASTINGS, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE KENT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRR), GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1400L.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AND INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE PRE-LANDING SEQUENCE. PILOT DID STATE THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED ONCE THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BUT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS HE APPLIED ENOUGH POWER TO GET THE HORN TO SILENCE. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE WHERE THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT UNAIDED. AIRPORT MANAGEMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AND LOCKED INTO POSITION BY NORMAL FUNCTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN MOVED TO A HANGAR FOR SECURE STORAGE PENDING INVESTIGATION
EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED BOTH PROPELLER BLADES TO BE SCRATCHED AND S BENT IN AN AFT DIRECTION. BOTH BLADES COULD BE MOVED BY HAND INSIDE THE PROP HUB. THE BELLY SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCRATCHED AND WAS BREACHED NEAR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BOX. NO INTERNAL STRUCTURES INCLUDING THE GEAR BOX APPEARED DAMAGED.
WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.
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