GA small aircraft gear up landing at bed.

Attributes
ACN	179365
Time
Date	199105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bed
State Reference	MA
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 670 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	179365
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
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:

Gear up landing. Didn't properly deploy gear for landing confign. Circumstances: clear day, controled airport, busy afternoon, was advised #3 to land, 2 other aircraft in traffic pattern. Then was cleared #2 to land. Never saw other aircraft in pattern (i.e., second one). I believe this preoccupation to find the other traffic definitely led to this incident. The other gumps were normal. Landed with full flaps and propeller in proper position, etc. It was a very sobering experience, but I have since realized that it would be helpful (and I'm not passing the responsibility to anyone) if the tower would call gear down and locked on final as they do in the military and I believe canada, also. Safety is the name of the game, and this surely would help. It is also the unofficial opinion of the airport management and the FAA (located on the field) that this facility has an exceptionally high # of these incidents. Finally, I realize that the PIC is the one responsible, but there seems to be more and more confusion at this field, possibly due to the fact that it is an extremely busy airport, but one that has many controllers being trained here. Hope this helps your data bank and helps prevent another incident such as mine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG AT BED.

Narrative: GEAR UP LNDG. DIDN'T PROPERLY DEPLOY GEAR FOR LNDG CONFIGN. CIRCUMSTANCES: CLR DAY, CTLED ARPT, BUSY AFTERNOON, WAS ADVISED #3 TO LAND, 2 OTHER ACFT IN TFC PATTERN. THEN WAS CLRED #2 TO LAND. NEVER SAW OTHER ACFT IN PATTERN (I.E., SECOND ONE). I BELIEVE THIS PREOCCUPATION TO FIND THE OTHER TFC DEFINITELY LED TO THIS INCIDENT. THE OTHER GUMPS WERE NORMAL. LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS AND PROP IN PROPER POS, ETC. IT WAS A VERY SOBERING EXPERIENCE, BUT I HAVE SINCE REALIZED THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL (AND I'M NOT PASSING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ANYONE) IF THE TWR WOULD CALL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ON FINAL AS THEY DO IN THE MIL AND I BELIEVE CANADA, ALSO. SAFETY IS THE NAME OF THE GAME, AND THIS SURELY WOULD HELP. IT IS ALSO THE UNOFFICIAL OPINION OF THE ARPT MGMNT AND THE FAA (LOCATED ON THE FIELD) THAT THIS FAC HAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH # OF THESE INCIDENTS. FINALLY, I REALIZE THAT THE PIC IS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE AND MORE CONFUSION AT THIS FIELD, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS AN EXTREMELY BUSY ARPT, BUT ONE THAT HAS MANY CTLRS BEING TRAINED HERE. HOPE THIS HELPS YOUR DATA BANK AND HELPS PREVENT ANOTHER INCIDENT SUCH AS MINE.

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.