What happened
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On December 20, 2022, at 12:34 pacific standard time (PST), a Cessna TR182 privacy data omittedoperated by a certificated private pilot on a personal flight experienced a gear-up landing on runway 30R (right) at North Las Vegas airport (kvgt). The pilot was not injured during the landing event. There were no passengers. The aircraft received minor damage.
The 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight departed st. george airport (ksgu). The flight contacted kvgt tower at 12:25 and was initially cleared to land on runway 30L, but shortly after the flight was cleared to land on runway 30R. The aircraft’s lower fuselage contacted the runway centerline approximately 300 feet beyond the threshold of runway 30R and slid 586 feet before coming to a stop in compact soil near the south edge of the runway.
The investigation and on-site evidence revealed the aircraft contacted the runway with the landing gear in the retracted “up” position. On-site examination of the cockpit controls revealed the landing gear handle in the “up” position. Runway surface scorring corresponding to aircraft structure was documented at the initial contact point. Propeller contact gouging was evident 200 feet beyond the initial contact point and continued for 300 feet. Airport surveillance video also confirms the aircraft landing gear was in the retracted position prior to and upon landing. The aircraft sustained minor damage confined to the lower fuselage, lower engine cowl and both nose gear doors. Both propeller blades exhibited bending damage.
The pilot-in-command (PIC) provided a written and oral statement on-site which concure to the events leading up to the landing event. The PIC admitted to not lowering the landing gear prior to landing.
During a telephone interview with the pilot on 1/6/2023, the pilot stated that he was busy setting up the aircraft for a runway change and may have become distracted with radio communications and cockpit duties omitting his normal procedure for extending the landing gear. The pilot stated that he did not hear the landing gear warning horn prior to runway contact.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 20, 2022, AT 12:34 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST), A CESSNA TR182 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A GEAR-UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 30R (RIGHT) AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (KVGT). THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE LANDING EVENT. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.
THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ST. GEORGE AIRPORT (KSGU). THE FLIGHT CONTACTED KVGT TOWER AT 12:25 AND WAS INITIALLY CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30L, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30R. THE AIRCRAFT’S LOWER FUSELAGE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEYOND THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 30R AND SLID 586 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN COMPACT SOIL NEAR THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
THE INVESTIGATION AND ON-SITE EVIDENCE REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED “UP” POSITION. ON-SITE EXAMINATION OF THE COCKPIT CONTROLS REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE “UP” POSITION. RUNWAY SURFACE SCORRING CORRESPONDING TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WAS DOCUMENTED AT THE INITIAL CONTACT POINT. PROPELLER CONTACT GOUGING WAS EVIDENT 200 FEET BEYOND THE INITIAL CONTACT POINT AND CONTINUED FOR 300 FEET. AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ALSO CONFIRMS THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION PRIOR TO AND UPON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE CONFINED TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE, LOWER ENGINE COWL AND BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES EXHIBITED BENDING DAMAGE.
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) PROVIDED A WRITTEN AND ORAL STATEMENT ON-SITE WHICH CONCURE TO THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE LANDING EVENT. THE PIC ADMITTED TO NOT LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.
DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ON 1/6/2023, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS BUSY SETTING UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR A RUNWAY CHANGE AND MAY HAVE BECOME DISTRACTED WITH RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND COCKPIT DUTIES OMITTING HIS NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN PRIOR TO RUNWAY CONTACT.
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