Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	147657
Time
Date	199006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elz
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	147657
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On FAA 6 month check ride. After several approachs, including single engine INS approachs, engine out emergencys and stall series. Examiner asking many questions on performance etc, I was instructed to do a single engine VOR a approach, circle to land. At MDA I was told to go around for a short field landing another aircraft was taxiing for departure and was not talking on local unicom frequency. Also grass was being mowed along runway. I was distracted and did not notice gear was not extended. I extended flaps to 40 degrees and slowed aircraft to 95 KTS while watching the small transport getting ready to depart. I continued approach and landed with gear still tucked in. I have a procedure that I always lower gear 10 mi or 5 mins out on any approach other than ILS. The stress and distrs caused me to forget the last item on the landing checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: ON FAA 6 MONTH CHK RIDE. AFTER SEVERAL APCHS, INCLUDING SINGLE ENG INS APCHS, ENG OUT EMERS AND STALL SERIES. EXAMINER ASKING MANY QUESTIONS ON PERFORMANCE ETC, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO A SINGLE ENG VOR A APCH, CIRCLE TO LAND. AT MDA I WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND FOR A SHORT FIELD LNDG ANOTHER ACFT WAS TAXIING FOR DEP AND WAS NOT TALKING ON LCL UNICOM FREQ. ALSO GRASS WAS BEING MOWED ALONG RWY. I WAS DISTRACTED AND DID NOT NOTICE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. I EXTENDED FLAPS TO 40 DEGS AND SLOWED ACFT TO 95 KTS WHILE WATCHING THE SMT GETTING READY TO DEPART. I CONTINUED APCH AND LANDED WITH GEAR STILL TUCKED IN. I HAVE A PROC THAT I ALWAYS LOWER GEAR 10 MI OR 5 MINS OUT ON ANY APCH OTHER THAN ILS. THE STRESS AND DISTRS CAUSED ME TO FORGET THE LAST ITEM ON THE LNDG 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.