Light aircraft lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	114158
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crw
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 737 flight time type : 442
ASRS Report	114158
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On sunday evening june, 1989 while performing touch and go lndgs at yeager airport, I made a gear up landing. This occurred on my third landing after 2 normal touch and goes. After having had the retraction system tested and knowing that it checked out perfect and the fact that there are no unusual marks on the landing gear it now appears to me that I must have made the approach and landing with the gear retracted. This leaves me with the unanswered question as to the position of the gear switch that I found when I returned to the aircraft and the fact that the gear were hanging out on the ground. I have tried and tried to recreate the landing and while I don't know for sure the only answer that I can come up with is that either while skidding on the runway or upon my rapid exit from the plane I must have put the gear handle down with no memory of having done so. This would account for the switch position and I guess the hanging down of the gear. I can only surmise that I am human and made a mistake. While I am very fortunate that I was not injured and the plane suffered comparatively little damage I must admit that this incident will haunt me for some time to come. Realizing that I now have become 'the other guy' is a very sobering experience.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LIGHT ACFT LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: ON SUNDAY EVENING JUNE, 1989 WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS AT YEAGER ARPT, I MADE A GEAR UP LNDG. THIS OCCURRED ON MY THIRD LNDG AFTER 2 NORMAL TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER HAVING HAD THE RETRACTION SYSTEM TESTED AND KNOWING THAT IT CHECKED OUT PERFECT AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO UNUSUAL MARKS ON THE LNDG GEAR IT NOW APPEARS TO ME THAT I MUST HAVE MADE THE APCH AND LNDG WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THIS LEAVES ME WITH THE UNANSWERED QUESTION AS TO THE POSITION OF THE GEAR SWITCH THAT I FOUND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE ACFT AND THE FACT THAT THE GEAR WERE HANGING OUT ON THE GND. I HAVE TRIED AND TRIED TO RECREATE THE LNDG AND WHILE I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THE ONLY ANSWER THAT I CAN COME UP WITH IS THAT EITHER WHILE SKIDDING ON THE RWY OR UPON MY RAPID EXIT FROM THE PLANE I MUST HAVE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN WITH NO MEMORY OF HAVING DONE SO. THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE SWITCH POSITION AND I GUESS THE HANGING DOWN OF THE GEAR. I CAN ONLY SURMISE THAT I AM HUMAN AND MADE A MISTAKE. WHILE I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PLANE SUFFERED COMPARATIVELY LITTLE DAMAGE I MUST ADMIT THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL HAUNT ME FOR SOME TIME TO COME. REALIZING THAT I NOW HAVE BECOME 'THE OTHER GUY' IS A VERY SOBERING EXPERIENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.