Narrative:

I was north of the airport after flying through the VOR right inbound on the VOR approach to gxy airport, the examiner told me to take off my foggles and proceed to the airport. I asked him to point it out to me a few min later (he did). There were 5 other aircraft in the area. I entered the downwind leg behind the twin in front of him was the plane established on downwind. I had the landing checklist out and in eyesight and proceeded to do my 'gumps' check. I richened the mixture, the tank was still on the fullest fuel tank, fuel boost pump on, propeller increased, and at the completion of it I did not do the carburetor heat and gear down because during my DME arc and ILS the plane had been running rough with carburetor heat on so I was going to put the gear down and carburetor heat on during my base when I started my descent. The rich running and suggestion of waiting to put carburetor heat on way my examiners. The plane in front of the twin turned base in front of the plane established on the ILS inbound OM. My examiner told me to extend my downwind. The twin had already turned south passed the localizer course and proceeded out of the area. By this time we had made several radio calls trying to find the second plane on the ILS and we also were looking for it visly. We turned base for 09 and finally seeing the plane inbound from the OM the examiner said to fly through the localizer (heading south) because we were so far out I did not need to descend yet. After the plane was no longer a traffic hazard I did a 270 degree right turn and rolled out on a straight in to runway 09. I pulled back my power to my reference setting 12-13 in, I started my descent (everyone had been talking on the radio and so had we; it wasn't confusing where I was, but the airport area was very busy). Then someone said over the radio, small aircraft trying to land blaa blaa blaa. Examiner replied if you would like to talk to me about it we can do so on the ground. (I was distraction for just a split second). With my power setting I was a little fast but I put in flaps and was on a proper glide path inbound. I forgot to do my gumps again. I have been trained to do it on downwind base and final but due to the unusual conditions and being somewhat upset at not shooting the VOR correctly, I made the wrong judgement in not putting my gear down when I should have (when I did my landing checklist). On final everything seemed to be ok. Upon rotation with power back at the last second nothing seemed wrong but I heard the gear horn. It was too late to react so I pulled the stick back and fully realized that the gear was not down. We slid about 300'. After stopping, I went through an emergency shut down boost pump off, flaps up, master off key off, but right before I announced that we were gear up on 09 over the radio. Now after looking at my incident I realize the contributing factors and that at the last second nothing could have been done. It was my perception that everything was ok because it looked and felt right. I should have flown the plane and followed the checklist. The incident will never happen again to me, I've learned a valuable lesson.

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Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG AT THE COMPLETION OF AN INSTRUMENT CHECK RIDE.

Narrative: I WAS N OF THE ARPT AFTER FLYING THROUGH THE VOR R INBND ON THE VOR APCH TO GXY ARPT, THE EXAMINER TOLD ME TO TAKE OFF MY FOGGLES AND PROCEED TO THE ARPT. I ASKED HIM TO POINT IT OUT TO ME A FEW MIN LATER (HE DID). THERE WERE 5 OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA. I ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG BEHIND THE TWIN IN FRONT OF HIM WAS THE PLANE ESTABLISHED ON DOWNWIND. I HAD THE LNDG CHKLIST OUT AND IN EYESIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO DO MY 'GUMPS' CHK. I RICHENED THE MIXTURE, THE TANK WAS STILL ON THE FULLEST FUEL TANK, FUEL BOOST PUMP ON, PROP INCREASED, AND AT THE COMPLETION OF IT I DID NOT DO THE CARB HEAT AND GEAR DOWN BECAUSE DURING MY DME ARC AND ILS THE PLANE HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGH WITH CARB HEAT ON SO I WAS GOING TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND CARB HEAT ON DURING MY BASE WHEN I STARTED MY DSNT. THE RICH RUNNING AND SUGGESTION OF WAITING TO PUT CARB HEAT ON WAY MY EXAMINERS. THE PLANE IN FRONT OF THE TWIN TURNED BASE IN FRONT OF THE PLANE ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS INBND OM. MY EXAMINER TOLD ME TO EXTEND MY DOWNWIND. THE TWIN HAD ALREADY TURNED S PASSED THE LOC COURSE AND PROCEEDED OUT OF THE AREA. BY THIS TIME WE HAD MADE SEVERAL RADIO CALLS TRYING TO FIND THE SEC PLANE ON THE ILS AND WE ALSO WERE LOOKING FOR IT VISLY. WE TURNED BASE FOR 09 AND FINALLY SEEING THE PLANE INBND FROM THE OM THE EXAMINER SAID TO FLY THROUGH THE LOC (HDG S) BECAUSE WE WERE SO FAR OUT I DID NOT NEED TO DSND YET. AFTER THE PLANE WAS NO LONGER A TFC HAZARD I DID A 270 DEG R TURN AND ROLLED OUT ON A STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 09. I PULLED BACK MY PWR TO MY REFERENCE SETTING 12-13 IN, I STARTED MY DSNT (EVERYONE HAD BEEN TALKING ON THE RADIO AND SO HAD WE; IT WASN'T CONFUSING WHERE I WAS, BUT THE ARPT AREA WAS VERY BUSY). THEN SOMEONE SAID OVER THE RADIO, SMA TRYING TO LAND BLAA BLAA BLAA. EXAMINER REPLIED IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IT WE CAN DO SO ON THE GND. (I WAS DISTR FOR JUST A SPLIT SEC). WITH MY PWR SETTING I WAS A LITTLE FAST BUT I PUT IN FLAPS AND WAS ON A PROPER GLIDE PATH INBND. I FORGOT TO DO MY GUMPS AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DO IT ON DOWNWIND BASE AND FINAL BUT DUE TO THE UNUSUAL CONDITIONS AND BEING SOMEWHAT UPSET AT NOT SHOOTING THE VOR CORRECTLY, I MADE THE WRONG JUDGEMENT IN NOT PUTTING MY GEAR DOWN WHEN I SHOULD HAVE (WHEN I DID MY LNDG CHKLIST). ON FINAL EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OK. UPON ROTATION WITH PWR BACK AT THE LAST SEC NOTHING SEEMED WRONG BUT I HEARD THE GEAR HORN. IT WAS TOO LATE TO REACT SO I PULLED THE STICK BACK AND FULLY REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. WE SLID ABOUT 300'. AFTER STOPPING, I WENT THROUGH AN EMER SHUT DOWN BOOST PUMP OFF, FLAPS UP, MASTER OFF KEY OFF, BUT RIGHT BEFORE I ANNOUNCED THAT WE WERE GEAR UP ON 09 OVER THE RADIO. NOW AFTER LOOKING AT MY INCIDENT I REALIZE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND THAT AT THE LAST SEC NOTHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. IT WAS MY PERCEPTION THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK BECAUSE IT LOOKED AND FELT R. I SHOULD HAVE FLOWN THE PLANE AND FOLLOWED THE CHKLIST. THE INCIDENT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN TO ME, I'VE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON.

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.