Small aircraft pilot lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	155729
Time
Date	199008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzv
State Reference	OH
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
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 : 30 flight time total : 170
ASRS Report	155729
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landing zzv I was preoccupied with looking for other reported traffic operating zzv. I was the only person in the aircraft. Went through standard gump (gas, undercarriage, mixture and propeller). I thought the gear was down, but had failed to lower it. The alarm sounded just before T/D, but I failed to recognize the situation. Completely pilot error! Stupid! No excuse for it. Skidded to a smooth stop. Bent propeller and gear doors and sanded bottom of plane. No other apparent structured damage. No injury to myself. Obviously in the future I will have to be more thorough with my checklist and not let myself get distracted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: LNDG ZZV I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH LOOKING FOR OTHER RPTED TFC OPERATING ZZV. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE ACFT. WENT THROUGH STANDARD GUMP (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURE AND PROP). I THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS DOWN, BUT HAD FAILED TO LOWER IT. THE ALARM SOUNDED JUST BEFORE T/D, BUT I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE SITUATION. COMPLETELY PLT ERROR! STUPID! NO EXCUSE FOR IT. SKIDDED TO A SMOOTH STOP. BENT PROP AND GEAR DOORS AND SANDED BOTTOM OF PLANE. NO OTHER APPARENT STRUCTURED DAMAGE. NO INJURY TO MYSELF. OBVIOUSLY IN THE FUTURE I WILL HAVE TO BE MORE THOROUGH WITH MY CHKLIST AND NOT LET MYSELF GET DISTRACTED.

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.