Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	220450
Time
Date	199209
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fep
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 166 flight time type : 71
ASRS Report	220450
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:

I was practicing various types of takeoffs and lndgs, in preparation for an upcoming BFR. The problem arose because I was inconsistent in performing landing gear cyclings. When on the last landing approach, I was performing a combination of short and soft field techniques. I forgot that upon takeoff, I had raised the gear. My concentration was so focused on the landing technique that I overlooked the gear down chkout procedure. It's worth special note that I did not hear the gear up warning indicator horn (it must have been inoperative). The combination of my inattn and the lack of warning horn together caused the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING VARIOUS TYPES OF TKOFS AND LNDGS, IN PREPARATION FOR AN UPCOMING BFR. THE PROBLEM AROSE BECAUSE I WAS INCONSISTENT IN PERFORMING LNDG GEAR CYCLINGS. WHEN ON THE LAST LNDG APCH, I WAS PERFORMING A COMBINATION OF SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUES. I FORGOT THAT UPON TKOF, I HAD RAISED THE GEAR. MY CONCENTRATION WAS SO FOCUSED ON THE LNDG TECHNIQUE THAT I OVERLOOKED THE GEAR DOWN CHKOUT PROC. IT'S WORTH SPECIAL NOTE THAT I DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR UP WARNING INDICATOR HORN (IT MUST HAVE BEEN INOP). THE COMBINATION OF MY INATTN AND THE LACK OF WARNING HORN TOGETHER CAUSED THE INCIDENT.

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.