Narrative:

I was pilot of charter flight from Z26 to jnu, as the last flight of a 13-14 hour duty day. The flight was my fifth hour of flight time for the day and my only flight in an small aircraft X (retractable gear). All previous flts that day had been in an small aircraft Y (fixed gear). I arrived in the jnu air traffic area at the same time as a tour of 30-40 aircraft were arriving from skagway, ak. I was cleared to follow an small aircraft Z that was crossing midfield. We were following other aircraft on a long extended downwind. The prelndg and landing checklist were completed with the exception of the extension of the landing gear, which was delayed due to the 4-5 mi trail of aircraft we would follow in the pattern. I turned about a 3 mi final behind the small aircraft Z which had slowed to 80 KTS. Although the wind was a 90 degree right crosswind when using runway 26, it is my understanding the tower prefers this runway in the afternoon and evening so that they do not have to look into the sun. The sun was just above the horizon aligned with the runway. All traffic that I was following was lost in the glare. Another pilot from FBO was broadcasting his position reports for the tour on tower frequency. As a result, his discussions with the other pilots were blocking out tower clrncs. I relocated the traffic I was following only when 10' above the runway (the traffic was clearing at the main intersection). The landing gear was inadvertently left retracted and the aircraft was landed with the gear up. Because the sun was in my eyes, I was never able to see the gear warning light. I never heard any gear warning horn. Because I was busy trying to see and avoid traffic in the sun and the radio frequency being blocked by the one FBO pilot, I neglected to double-check the landing checklist on final approach. I do not believe the warning horn sounded. The FAA declared this an incident. The tower should change their policy of having aircraft land into the sun when winds do not make it necessary.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMA GEAR UP LNDG AT JNU.

Narrative: I WAS PLT OF CHARTER FLT FROM Z26 TO JNU, AS THE LAST FLT OF A 13-14 HR DUTY DAY. THE FLT WAS MY FIFTH HR OF FLT TIME FOR THE DAY AND MY ONLY FLT IN AN SMA X (RETRACTABLE GEAR). ALL PREVIOUS FLTS THAT DAY HAD BEEN IN AN SMA Y (FIXED GEAR). I ARRIVED IN THE JNU ATA AT THE SAME TIME AS A TOUR OF 30-40 ACFT WERE ARRIVING FROM SKAGWAY, AK. I WAS CLRED TO FOLLOW AN SMA Z THAT WAS XING MIDFIELD. WE WERE FOLLOWING OTHER ACFT ON A LONG EXTENDED DOWNWIND. THE PRELNDG AND LNDG CHKLIST WERE COMPLETED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXTENSION OF THE LNDG GEAR, WHICH WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE 4-5 MI TRAIL OF ACFT WE WOULD FOLLOW IN THE PATTERN. I TURNED ABOUT A 3 MI FINAL BEHIND THE SMA Z WHICH HAD SLOWED TO 80 KTS. ALTHOUGH THE WIND WAS A 90 DEG RIGHT XWIND WHEN USING RWY 26, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE TWR PREFERS THIS RWY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SO THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE SUN. THE SUN WAS JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON ALIGNED WITH THE RWY. ALL TFC THAT I WAS FOLLOWING WAS LOST IN THE GLARE. ANOTHER PLT FROM FBO WAS BROADCASTING HIS POS RPTS FOR THE TOUR ON TWR FREQ. AS A RESULT, HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OTHER PLTS WERE BLOCKING OUT TWR CLRNCS. I RELOCATED THE TFC I WAS FOLLOWING ONLY WHEN 10' ABOVE THE RWY (THE TFC WAS CLRING AT THE MAIN INTXN). THE LNDG GEAR WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT RETRACTED AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. BECAUSE THE SUN WAS IN MY EYES, I WAS NEVER ABLE TO SEE THE GEAR WARNING LIGHT. I NEVER HEARD ANY GEAR WARNING HORN. BECAUSE I WAS BUSY TRYING TO SEE AND AVOID TFC IN THE SUN AND THE RADIO FREQ BEING BLOCKED BY THE ONE FBO PLT, I NEGLECTED TO DOUBLE-CHK THE LNDG CHKLIST ON FINAL APCH. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE FAA DECLARED THIS AN INCIDENT. THE TWR SHOULD CHANGE THEIR POLICY OF HAVING ACFT LAND INTO THE SUN WHEN WINDS DO NOT MAKE IT NECESSARY.

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.