<< >> NASA ASRS Report 135925, February 1990

Pilot of retractable gear small aircraft has gear up landing as a result of pilot distraction in the traffic pattern, and a long layoff from flying retractable gear aircraft during which he was flying fixed gear aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	135925
Time
Date	199002
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdl
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 370 flight time type : 112
ASRS Report	135925
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I hadn't flown my retractable small aircraft for 5 weeks and had been flying my fixed gear small aircraft. The retractable had been put back in operation after a propeller governor and oil change. To check it out I took off and stayed in the pattern at sdl. On downwind and due to a faster aircraft behind me, I turned base for a short final. The tower had asked me to report status of VASI lights which had been out. Due to flying the fixed gear small aircraft and not the retractable recently and being in a hurry I neglected the usual gump check and didn't put down the gear. Landing was soft until the propeller struck and the plane slid to a stop. There was only bottom fuselage and propeller (possibly engine) damage. No wing or horizontal stabilizer damage. Prevention in future: don't be in a hurry and use checklist.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF RETRACTABLE GEAR SMA HAS GEAR UP LNDG AS A RESULT OF PLT DISTR IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND A LONG LAYOFF FROM FLYING RETRACTABLE GEAR ACFT DURING WHICH HE WAS FLYING FIXED GEAR ACFT.

Narrative: I HADN'T FLOWN MY RETRACTABLE SMA FOR 5 WKS AND HAD BEEN FLYING MY FIXED GEAR SMA. THE RETRACTABLE HAD BEEN PUT BACK IN OPERATION AFTER A PROP GOVERNOR AND OIL CHANGE. TO CHK IT OUT I TOOK OFF AND STAYED IN THE PATTERN AT SDL. ON DOWNWIND AND DUE TO A FASTER ACFT BEHIND ME, I TURNED BASE FOR A SHORT FINAL. THE TWR HAD ASKED ME TO RPT STATUS OF VASI LIGHTS WHICH HAD BEEN OUT. DUE TO FLYING THE FIXED GEAR SMA AND NOT THE RETRACTABLE RECENTLY AND BEING IN A HURRY I NEGLECTED THE USUAL GUMP CHK AND DIDN'T PUT DOWN THE GEAR. LNDG WAS SOFT UNTIL THE PROP STRUCK AND THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP. THERE WAS ONLY BOTTOM FUSELAGE AND PROP (POSSIBLY ENG) DAMAGE. NO WING OR HORIZ STABILIZER DAMAGE. PREVENTION IN FUTURE: DON'T BE IN A HURRY AND USE CHKLIST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.