Gear up landing for small aircraft at ilg.

Attributes
ACN	149274
Time
Date	199006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilg
State Reference	DE
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 : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2315
ASRS Report	149274
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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:

Called tower when 8 mi south for landing instructions expecting a left base to runway 1 or left downwind to runway 32. Tower, instead, gave me straight in runway 1 from 5 mi out, #2 following a slow training aircraft on left base to runway 1. Tower became concerned about spacing between the 2 aircraft, and so did I. My over-attention to spacing contributed to my failure to make my usual landing checklist. (I usually do this just inside from approach fix on IFR landing or base leg in usual VFR pattern approach to landing.) tower controller missed his change to warn me that gear was still up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG FOR SMA AT ILG.

Narrative: CALLED TWR WHEN 8 MI S FOR LNDG INSTRUCTIONS EXPECTING A LEFT BASE TO RWY 1 OR LEFT DOWNWIND TO RWY 32. TWR, INSTEAD, GAVE ME STRAIGHT IN RWY 1 FROM 5 MI OUT, #2 FOLLOWING A SLOW TRNING ACFT ON LEFT BASE TO RWY 1. TWR BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT SPACING BTWN THE 2 ACFT, AND SO DID I. MY OVER-ATTN TO SPACING CONTRIBUTED TO MY FAILURE TO MAKE MY USUAL LNDG CHKLIST. (I USUALLY DO THIS JUST INSIDE FROM APCH FIX ON IFR LNDG OR BASE LEG IN USUAL VFR PATTERN APCH TO LNDG.) TWR CTLR MISSED HIS CHANGE TO WARN ME THAT GEAR WAS STILL UP.

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.