Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	152286
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bff
State Reference	NE
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 pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 852 flight time type : 71
ASRS Report	152286
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I woke up early and went to airport. Did run-up and hand a magnetic drop. Waited 4 hours for mechanic to replace plug. Departed airport tired and upset. 10 mins out of scotts bluff noticed cowling on engine loose. Made 180 degree turn and returned to scotts bluff to fasten cowling. I slowed to reduce speed to lower landing gear but had calls of other aircraft in vicinity of airport. Never got back to lower gear and because of aircraft activity forgot to rechk gump. Landed gear up, flaps down. Fatigue, distraction and frustration were the factors causing event. The best course to have taken was not to fly, because of the fatigue and being upset caused by the spark plug event, and waiting for mechanic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I WOKE UP EARLY AND WENT TO ARPT. DID RUN-UP AND HAND A MAG DROP. WAITED 4 HRS FOR MECH TO REPLACE PLUG. DEPARTED ARPT TIRED AND UPSET. 10 MINS OUT OF SCOTTS BLUFF NOTICED COWLING ON ENG LOOSE. MADE 180 DEG TURN AND RETURNED TO SCOTTS BLUFF TO FASTEN COWLING. I SLOWED TO REDUCE SPD TO LOWER LNDG GEAR BUT HAD CALLS OF OTHER ACFT IN VICINITY OF ARPT. NEVER GOT BACK TO LOWER GEAR AND BECAUSE OF ACFT ACTIVITY FORGOT TO RECHK GUMP. LANDED GEAR UP, FLAPS DOWN. FATIGUE, DISTR AND FRUSTRATION WERE THE FACTORS CAUSING EVENT. THE BEST COURSE TO HAVE TAKEN WAS NOT TO FLY, BECAUSE OF THE FATIGUE AND BEING UPSET CAUSED BY THE SPARK PLUG EVENT, AND WAITING FOR MECH.

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.