Atx small transport gear up landing at dsm.

Attributes
ACN	200144
Time
Date	199201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dsm
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	200144
Events
Anomaly	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:

Outside the OM, the gear horn sounded when the flaps were moved to the 'approach' detent (this is normal). At the OM, the gear lever was moved to the gear 'down' position and the gear horn was then silent. Final approach was uneventful. Airspeed was normal. The aircraft was at normal power settings as observed by the instruments and gauges. Prior to touchdown, something seemed wrong with the flare attitude of the aircraft. Power was added at about the time the aircraft made contact with the runway. The aircraft did not have a mirror on the left engine cowling to visually check the gear extension. I am not qualified to comment on what mechanical defect(south) the aircraft may have experienced and I am leaving that to the experts to determine during their investigation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX SMT GEAR UP LNDG AT DSM.

Narrative: OUTSIDE THE OM, THE GEAR HORN SOUNDED WHEN THE FLAPS WERE MOVED TO THE 'APCH' DETENT (THIS IS NORMAL). AT THE OM, THE GEAR LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE GEAR 'DOWN' POS AND THE GEAR HORN WAS THEN SILENT. FINAL APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL. AIRSPD WAS NORMAL. THE ACFT WAS AT NORMAL PWR SETTINGS AS OBSERVED BY THE INSTS AND GAUGES. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, SOMETHING SEEMED WRONG WITH THE FLARE ATTITUDE OF THE ACFT. PWR WAS ADDED AT ABOUT THE TIME THE ACFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE A MIRROR ON THE L ENG COWLING TO VISUALLY CHK THE GEAR EXTENSION. I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO COMMENT ON WHAT MECHANICAL DEFECT(S) THE ACFT MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED AND I AM LEAVING THAT TO THE EXPERTS TO DETERMINE DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION.

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.