Gear up landing in a touch and go night operation.

Attributes
ACN	190410
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sqi
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	190410
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Went out about XX30 local to practice night lndgs. Took off, stayed in pattern, landed all normal. Started touch and go. Aircraft settled to runway, ended up at a 45 degree angle to runway 7 (approximately 025 degree). Would indicate I hit gear switch instead of flaps. When enough airspeed and sensor switch on gear released, gear collapsed, propeller hit runway and stopped, some fuel leakage from low point fuel line and from right tip tank drain. One factor that contributed to accident was lack of night hours in aircraft in last 90 days. Have plenty of night hours but not recent. Judgement was poor due to experience overall in type and feeling that in a 0 wind, clear night situation didn't need to make full stop landing, and taxi back out for takeoff. Feel pilot should always make full stop and go through checklist before next takeoff at night. NTSB and FAA were called. They called it an incident. Also talked to safety FAA inspector and he felt it was an incident. That is why I filed this report after 30 yrs of flying without an accident of any type.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG IN A TOUCH AND GO NIGHT OP.

Narrative: WENT OUT ABOUT XX30 LCL TO PRACTICE NIGHT LNDGS. TOOK OFF, STAYED IN PATTERN, LANDED ALL NORMAL. STARTED TOUCH AND GO. ACFT SETTLED TO RWY, ENDED UP AT A 45 DEG ANGLE TO RWY 7 (APPROX 025 DEG). WOULD INDICATE I HIT GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD OF FLAPS. WHEN ENOUGH AIRSPD AND SENSOR SWITCH ON GEAR RELEASED, GEAR COLLAPSED, PROP HIT RWY AND STOPPED, SOME FUEL LEAKAGE FROM LOW POINT FUEL LINE AND FROM R TIP TANK DRAIN. ONE FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF NIGHT HRS IN ACFT IN LAST 90 DAYS. HAVE PLENTY OF NIGHT HRS BUT NOT RECENT. JUDGEMENT WAS POOR DUE TO EXPERIENCE OVERALL IN TYPE AND FEELING THAT IN A 0 WIND, CLR NIGHT SITUATION DIDN'T NEED TO MAKE FULL STOP LNDG, AND TAXI BACK OUT FOR TKOF. FEEL PLT SHOULD ALWAYS MAKE FULL STOP AND GO THROUGH CHKLIST BEFORE NEXT TKOF AT NIGHT. NTSB AND FAA WERE CALLED. THEY CALLED IT AN INCIDENT. ALSO TALKED TO SAFETY FAA INSPECTOR AND HE FELT IT WAS AN INCIDENT. THAT IS WHY I FILED THIS RPT AFTER 30 YRS OF FLYING WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OF ANY TYPE.

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.