Older type small aircraft with manually operated landing gear lands gear up at M70.

Attributes
ACN	139072
Time
Date	199003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m70
State Reference	AR
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	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	139072
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

I was completing the final leg of a flight from san diego, ca to pocahontas, ar, my home base where the accident occurred. The airplane contacted the paved runway wheels up. Damaging the propeller with minor damage to the belly of the airplane. I am not certain, but either I forgot to put the gear down, or I put the gear down but the mechanically activated gear lever did not lock in the socket. This happened to me on two previous occasions. I was on final both times when I noticed the gear lever was not locked, and locked it prior to landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OLDER TYPE SMA WITH MANUALLY OPERATED LNDG GEAR LANDS GEAR UP AT M70.

Narrative: I WAS COMPLETING THE FINAL LEG OF A FLT FROM SAN DIEGO, CA TO POCAHONTAS, AR, MY HOME BASE WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE PAVED RWY WHEELS UP. DAMAGING THE PROP WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE. I AM NOT CERTAIN, BUT EITHER I FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN, OR I PUT THE GEAR DOWN BUT THE MECHANICALLY ACTIVATED GEAR LEVER DID NOT LOCK IN THE SOCKET. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. I WAS ON FINAL BOTH TIMES WHEN I NOTICED THE GEAR LEVER WAS NOT LOCKED, AND LOCKED IT PRIOR TO LNDG.

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.