GA small aircraft gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	161524
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 0q3
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High 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 : 12 flight time total : 2190 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	161524
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

After takeoff an electrical failure was noted. Decided to return to check. Gear did not come down although doors opened. This was not noticed and landing was made west/O gear down. Propeller and skin was damaged but no injury to personnel. Believe concern with electrical failure was distraction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS NOTED. DECIDED TO RETURN TO CHK. GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN ALTHOUGH DOORS OPENED. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED AND LNDG WAS MADE W/O GEAR DOWN. PROP AND SKIN WAS DAMAGED BUT NO INJURY TO PERSONNEL. BELIEVE CONCERN WITH ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS DISTR.

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.