Gear up landing on non tower controlled airport.

Attributes
ACN	115752
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i20
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 3700
ASRS Report	115752
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jul/sat/89, I went to greene county airport, xenia, oh to pick up my plane, which had been there for some time for an annual and repair work. It had been several months since I had flown it, so I took it up to practice lndgs and takeoffs. I completed 3 successfully, but decided to refine a 4TH takeoff and landing. The approach was great, the landing perfect. I had simply forgotten to check 'gear down'. Minimal damage occurred. Two antenna and 3 wheel-doors were damaged, plus flaps and propellers. No other apparent damage. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states that the lndgs he practiced were alright but he was going to try for a more perfect approach and better control of airspeed. His involvement with this task distracted him to the point of forgetting the gear. When asked about the gear warning horn he stated that it was in the shop for a check out but he can't recall hearing it or, for that matter, even having an ear set for it. He stated that he did have power on for the approach and that could be a reason for the horn not sounding. Analyst discussed this point with him and suggested he check the gear warning horn on downwind prior to landing to see if it is working. If a power on landing is made it increases the chance for error in a case such as this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG ON NON TWR CONTROLLED ARPT.

Narrative: ON JUL/SAT/89, I WENT TO GREENE COUNTY ARPT, XENIA, OH TO PICK UP MY PLANE, WHICH HAD BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME FOR AN ANNUAL AND REPAIR WORK. IT HAD BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE I HAD FLOWN IT, SO I TOOK IT UP TO PRACTICE LNDGS AND TKOFS. I COMPLETED 3 SUCCESSFULLY, BUT DECIDED TO REFINE A 4TH TKOF AND LNDG. THE APCH WAS GREAT, THE LNDG PERFECT. I HAD SIMPLY FORGOTTEN TO CHECK 'GEAR DOWN'. MINIMAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. TWO ANTENNA AND 3 WHEEL-DOORS WERE DAMAGED, PLUS FLAPS AND PROPS. NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER STATES THAT THE LNDGS HE PRACTICED WERE ALRIGHT BUT HE WAS GOING TO TRY FOR A MORE PERFECT APCH AND BETTER CONTROL OF AIRSPEED. HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS TASK DISTRACTED HIM TO THE POINT OF FORGETTING THE GEAR. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE GEAR WARNING HORN HE STATED THAT IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A CHECK OUT BUT HE CAN'T RECALL HEARING IT OR, FOR THAT MATTER, EVEN HAVING AN EAR SET FOR IT. HE STATED THAT HE DID HAVE POWER ON FOR THE APCH AND THAT COULD BE A REASON FOR THE HORN NOT SOUNDING. ANALYST DISCUSSED THIS POINT WITH HIM AND SUGGESTED HE CHECK THE GEAR WARNING HORN ON DOWNWIND PRIOR TO LNDG TO SEE IF IT IS WORKING. IF A POWER ON LNDG IS MADE IT INCREASES THE CHANCE FOR ERROR IN A CASE SUCH AS THIS.

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.