Gear up landing in small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	181248
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	181248
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Fay approach cleared me to enter left base runway 4 and turned me over to tower. I contacted tower and announced entering left base runway 4. Tower cleared me to land on runway 4. Another aircraft was in the process of a missed approach runway 22. As I was turning final for runway 4, tower diverted me to runway 28. The pattern for 28 was normal. Tower instructed me to hold short runway 4-22. On final tower cleared me to cross 4-22 with no reply necessary. The landing appeared normal until I realized on T/D that I had failed to lower the landing gear. The landing was soft, which prevented possible breakup or fuel line rupture. I believe there were 2 reasons for the problem: I had taken my flight training at fay and for 16 months there I flew fixed gear. I was comfortable flying into fay and evidently flew the approach, pattern and landing as I had done at fay west/O concern for lowering the gear. If the tower had been more observant, they would have noticed that my gear was not down and could have warned me. They had more than normal time to observe my aircraft because of the diversion and the airport was not busy at the time. If I had practiced solo touch and go's at greenville before starting my x-country flight in this aircraft, I would have been better prepared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG IN SMA.

Narrative: FAY APCH CLRED ME TO ENTER LEFT BASE RWY 4 AND TURNED ME OVER TO TWR. I CONTACTED TWR AND ANNOUNCED ENTERING LEFT BASE RWY 4. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 4. ANOTHER ACFT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF A MISSED APCH RWY 22. AS I WAS TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 4, TWR DIVERTED ME TO RWY 28. THE PATTERN FOR 28 WAS NORMAL. TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO HOLD SHORT RWY 4-22. ON FINAL TWR CLRED ME TO CROSS 4-22 WITH NO REPLY NECESSARY. THE LNDG APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL I REALIZED ON T/D THAT I HAD FAILED TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR. THE LNDG WAS SOFT, WHICH PREVENTED POSSIBLE BREAKUP OR FUEL LINE RUPTURE. I BELIEVE THERE WERE 2 REASONS FOR THE PROB: I HAD TAKEN MY FLT TRNING AT FAY AND FOR 16 MONTHS THERE I FLEW FIXED GEAR. I WAS COMFORTABLE FLYING INTO FAY AND EVIDENTLY FLEW THE APCH, PATTERN AND LNDG AS I HAD DONE AT FAY W/O CONCERN FOR LOWERING THE GEAR. IF THE TWR HAD BEEN MORE OBSERVANT, THEY WOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT MY GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND COULD HAVE WARNED ME. THEY HAD MORE THAN NORMAL TIME TO OBSERVE MY ACFT BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSION AND THE ARPT WAS NOT BUSY AT THE TIME. IF I HAD PRACTICED SOLO TOUCH AND GO'S AT GREENVILLE BEFORE STARTING MY X-COUNTRY FLT IN THIS ACFT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER PREPARED.

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.