Inexperienced pilot in small aircraft lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	130203
Time
Date	198912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : whp
State Reference	CA
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 Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 220
ASRS Report	130203
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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 a long descending approach I had overridden the gear warning horn, but the red warning light remained on. (Throttle cycling re-sets the horn.) on a 5 mi 'straight in' 3 aircraft were approaching the runway in moderate turbulence. Aircraft 1 ahead of me was told by the tower to discontinue his approach and lose some altitude over a designated area. My aircraft, 2, was now cleared to land and on final. Aircraft 3 was following me but did not have me in sight. On short final the turbulence stopped and the wind was calm. Without adding power I executed a normal approach and touched down, to discover that I had neglected to perform the landing checklist due to distraction. I landed with the nose wheel in the retracted position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INEXPERIENCED PLT IN SMA LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: ON A LONG DESCENDING APCH I HAD OVERRIDDEN THE GEAR WARNING HORN, BUT THE RED WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. (THROTTLE CYCLING RE-SETS THE HORN.) ON A 5 MI 'STRAIGHT IN' 3 ACFT WERE APCHING THE RWY IN MODERATE TURBULENCE. ACFT 1 AHEAD OF ME WAS TOLD BY THE TWR TO DISCONTINUE HIS APCH AND LOSE SOME ALT OVER A DESIGNATED AREA. MY ACFT, 2, WAS NOW CLRED TO LAND AND ON FINAL. ACFT 3 WAS FOLLOWING ME BUT DID NOT HAVE ME IN SIGHT. ON SHORT FINAL THE TURBULENCE STOPPED AND THE WIND WAS CALM. WITHOUT ADDING POWER I EXECUTED A NORMAL APCH AND TOUCHED DOWN, TO DISCOVER THAT I HAD NEGLECTED TO PERFORM THE LNDG CHECKLIST DUE TO DISTR. I LANDED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.

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.