Narrative:

Returning from spartans southwest practice area on 2/92, I tuned to ATIS, 126.5 and received information hotel, altimeter 2996, dp 34, temperature 52, winds 270 at 18 gusting 28. I then called up tulsa approach and was told to squawk and land straight-in for runway 31. While 5 mi southeast of riverside airport I had begun my prelndg checklist and gumps check. I was then told by tulsa approach to contact riverside tower. I called them up 1 mi south of power plant, they came back and cleared me to land 31 one departure prior to my arrival. I then pulled RPM back to about 12 inch mp and added flaps, first 10 degrees then 20 degrees, did my final gumps check. Rvs then cleared me to land 31. Crossing the threshold at 65 KTS I began to flare. As I was settling on the runway I heard the bottom of the plane touch the runway, I then gave it full power and told tower I was going to do a go around. They cleared me to make right traffic turn then do a low approach to verify my landing gear was down. They replied with 'landing gear appears to be down, cleared to land runway 31.' I then again verified gumps, this time I verified my landing gear was down by looking out my window and getting the green light, I landed on 31 with no further incident. It was my first solo in an small aircraft and the gusting winds had more of my attention on final then my checklist. I learned how important it is to do your checklist, anybody can go through it and read it but you must see yourself doing the checklist. It was considered minor damage because I did do a go around. The propeller was ground off about 2 inches and some antennas on the bottom of the plane have to be replaced.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT TOUCHES DOWN GEAR UP, MAKES A GAR, LANDS.

Narrative: RETURNING FROM SPARTANS SW PRACTICE AREA ON 2/92, I TUNED TO ATIS, 126.5 AND RECEIVED INFO HOTEL, ALTIMETER 2996, DP 34, TEMP 52, WINDS 270 AT 18 GUSTING 28. I THEN CALLED UP TULSA APCH AND WAS TOLD TO SQUAWK AND LAND STRAIGHT-IN FOR RWY 31. WHILE 5 MI SE OF RIVERSIDE ARPT I HAD BEGUN MY PRELNDG CHKLIST AND GUMPS CHK. I WAS THEN TOLD BY TULSA APCH TO CONTACT RIVERSIDE TWR. I CALLED THEM UP 1 MI S OF PWR PLANT, THEY CAME BACK AND CLRED ME TO LAND 31 ONE DEP PRIOR TO MY ARR. I THEN PULLED RPM BACK TO ABOUT 12 INCH MP AND ADDED FLAPS, FIRST 10 DEGS THEN 20 DEGS, DID MY FINAL GUMPS CHK. RVS THEN CLRED ME TO LAND 31. XING THE THRESHOLD AT 65 KTS I BEGAN TO FLARE. AS I WAS SETTLING ON THE RWY I HEARD THE BOTTOM OF THE PLANE TOUCH THE RWY, I THEN GAVE IT FULL PWR AND TOLD TWR I WAS GOING TO DO A GAR. THEY CLRED ME TO MAKE R TFC TURN THEN DO A LOW APCH TO VERIFY MY LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN. THEY REPLIED WITH 'LNDG GEAR APPEARS TO BE DOWN, CLRED TO LAND RWY 31.' I THEN AGAIN VERIFIED GUMPS, THIS TIME I VERIFIED MY LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN BY LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW AND GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT, I LANDED ON 31 WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS MY FIRST SOLO IN AN SMA AND THE GUSTING WINDS HAD MORE OF MY ATTN ON FINAL THEN MY CHKLIST. I LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO DO YOUR CHKLIST, ANYBODY CAN GO THROUGH IT AND READ IT BUT YOU MUST SEE YOURSELF DOING THE CHKLIST. IT WAS CONSIDERED MINOR DAMAGE BECAUSE I DID DO A GAR. THE PROP WAS GND OFF ABOUT 2 INCHES AND SOME ANTENNAS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PLANE HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

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.