What happened
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The pilot ofprivacy data omitted, a Beech A33 stated that on Sunday, October 30, 2022 he departed Bradford County N27; weather conditions were clear, VFR, and surface/winds aloft were light departing the pattern north to a rural practice area to work on maneuvers in anticipation of soon taking the commercial pilot checkride. After roughly an hour of solo practice, he continued his flight with a standard landing and takeoff at tri cities airport kczg northeast of N27. The pilot then flew directly back to N27 and set up for a power off, 180 spot landing, approaching left downwind for runway 05. He successfully landed, full stop but wasn’t satisfied with the results, having landed just short of the aiming marks. He attributed this to having extended the landing gear too early. The pilot taxied back and departed once again from runway 05. In an attempt to rectify his previously short attempt of the power off, 180 spot landing, he hesitated to extend the gear when abeam the numbers on left downwind for runway 05. The pilot checked that he was still on the fuller left main fuel tank, and stated he intentionally delayed on deploying the gear, ensured the mixture was full rich, reduced manifold pressure, set the prop for go-around rpms. His shortened left base turn was tighter than normal and he was above standard glide slope, reaffirming that he could make the runway without power. He did not extend flaps. As he crossed the threshold on final, his airspeed and glide path were on target for landing. Milliseconds later as he flared over the runway with the stall light coming to life, he waited for tires to touch pavement. Instead, he was greeted with the sound of metal on asphalt and a slide down the runway. The slide was controlled, and he came to a complete stop. He shut off the master, pulled the mixture, turned off the fuel , and exited the plane quickly in case of fire. The plane rested centered, mid runway on its belly past taxiway c. shock and personal disgust quickly set in as he made his way directly across the field to meet airport manager at the FBO. The airport manager immediately made phone contact with the ntsb/faa and had the runway NOTAM closed since it was a busy weekend VFR day. No injuries were sustained and no passengers were involved.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECH A33 STATED THAT ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2022 HE DEPARTED BRADFORD COUNTY N27; WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, VFR, AND SURFACE/WINDS ALOFT WERE LIGHT DEPARTING THE PATTERN NORTH TO A RURAL PRACTICE AREA TO WORK ON MANEUVERS IN ANTICIPATION OF SOON TAKING THE COMMERCIAL PILOT CHECKRIDE. AFTER ROUGHLY AN HOUR OF SOLO PRACTICE, HE CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT WITH A STANDARD LANDING AND TAKEOFF AT TRI CITIES AIRPORT KCZG NORTHEAST OF N27. THE PILOT THEN FLEW DIRECTLY BACK TO N27 AND SET UP FOR A POWER OFF, 180 SPOT LANDING, APPROACHING LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 05. HE SUCCESSFULLY LANDED, FULL STOP BUT WASN’T SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS, HAVING LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE AIMING MARKS. HE ATTRIBUTED THIS TO HAVING EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR TOO EARLY. THE PILOT TAXIED BACK AND DEPARTED ONCE AGAIN FROM RUNWAY 05. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY HIS PREVIOUSLY SHORT ATTEMPT OF THE POWER OFF, 180 SPOT LANDING, HE HESITATED TO EXTEND THE GEAR WHEN ABEAM THE NUMBERS ON LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 05. THE PILOT CHECKED THAT HE WAS STILL ON THE FULLER LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK, AND STATED HE INTENTIONALLY DELAYED ON DEPLOYING THE GEAR, ENSURED THE MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH, REDUCED MANIFOLD PRESSURE, SET THE PROP FOR GO-AROUND RPMS. HIS SHORTENED LEFT BASE TURN WAS TIGHTER THAN NORMAL AND HE WAS ABOVE STANDARD GLIDE SLOPE, REAFFIRMING THAT HE COULD MAKE THE RUNWAY WITHOUT POWER. HE DID NOT EXTEND FLAPS. AS HE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD ON FINAL, HIS AIRSPEED AND GLIDE PATH WERE ON TARGET FOR LANDING. MILLISECONDS LATER AS HE FLARED OVER THE RUNWAY WITH THE STALL LIGHT COMING TO LIFE, HE WAITED FOR TIRES TO TOUCH PAVEMENT. INSTEAD, HE WAS GREETED WITH THE SOUND OF METAL ON ASPHALT AND A SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE SLIDE WAS CONTROLLED, AND HE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE SHUT OFF THE MASTER, PULLED THE MIXTURE, TURNED OFF THE FUEL , AND EXITED THE PLANE QUICKLY IN CASE OF FIRE. THE PLANE RESTED CENTERED, MID RUNWAY ON ITS BELLY PAST TAXIWAY C. SHOCK AND PERSONAL DISGUST QUICKLY SET IN AS HE MADE HIS WAY DIRECTLY ACROSS THE FIELD TO MEET AIRPORT MANAGER AT THE FBO. THE AIRPORT MANAGER IMMEDIATELY MADE PHONE CONTACT WITH THE NTSB/FAA AND HAD THE RUNWAY NOTAM CLOSED SINCE IT WAS A BUSY WEEKEND VFR DAY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND NO PASSENGERS WERE INVOLVED.
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