What happened
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On 05/04/2022, N4614R, a CE-172RG, landed gear-up on runway 23 at the Marion County Airport (X35), Dunnellon FL., approximate 1500? From the runway threshold, near the centerline, and resting in an upright position. Two souls were on-board, a pilot and passenger, which reportedly sustained no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The damage consisted of, propeller damaged beyond repair, underside of the fuselage skin abrasion, and damage to 2 lower antenna. The engine will need a prop-strike teardown inspection.
The pilot conducted a power-off 180 accuracy landing and neglected to perform the landing checklist and extend the landing gear, per his normal landing procedure. During the landing flare, the pilot realized the gear was not down and attempted a go-around but the propeller had made contact with the runway and landed the aircraft gear-up. The pilot stated that he does not recall hearing the landing gear unsafe warning horn.
The aircraft was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, general aviation flight. The weather at the time of the incident was visual meteorological conditions.
As the FAA filed it
ON 05/04/2022, N4614R, A CE-172RG, LANDED GEAR-UP ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE MARION COUNTY AIRPORT (X35), DUNNELLON FL., APPROXIMATE 1500? FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, NEAR THE CENTERLINE, AND RESTING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. TWO SOULS WERE ON-BOARD, A PILOT AND PASSENGER, WHICH REPORTEDLY SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF, PROPELLER DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR, UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN ABRASION, AND DAMAGE TO 2 LOWER ANTENNA. THE ENGINE WILL NEED A PROP-STRIKE TEARDOWN INSPECTION.
THE PILOT CONDUCTED A POWER-OFF 180 ACCURACY LANDING AND NEGLECTED TO PERFORM THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, PER HIS NORMAL LANDING PROCEDURE. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE PILOT REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT THE PROPELLER HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR-UP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT RECALL HEARING THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
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