Small aircraft pilot lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	223591
Time
Date	199210
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : enw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 92 flight time type : 28
ASRS Report	223591
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
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:

While working in the pattern at enw I paid more attention to other aircraft that were also in the pattern, at this uncontrolled field and didn't perform adequate checklist procedures to insure I was in a proper landing confign. My next error occurred when I perceived the gear warning horn as a stall warning and applied power and control input for a stall instead of going around. The warning horn did quit as I applied power and I continued my approach. As I made the field I reduced power again and the horn sounded again. At this point, I realized my error and with full flaps and minimal power couldn't react fast enough to recover. Factors that contributed to my situation were my concern for other aircraft in the pattern, which included a deaf pilot that day, lack of experience, and poor cockpit checklist management. Corrective actions would include never assuming that vital checks have been made and more thorough study of all aircraft systems. Also, trust all warning horns and react and go around to allow for time to reanalyze your situation. Finally, if experience is a valuable teacher, learn from it, and work by the book without fail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING IN THE PATTERN AT ENW I PAID MORE ATTN TO OTHER ACFT THAT WERE ALSO IN THE PATTERN, AT THIS UNCTLED FIELD AND DIDN'T PERFORM ADEQUATE CHKLIST PROCS TO INSURE I WAS IN A PROPER LNDG CONFIGN. MY NEXT ERROR OCCURRED WHEN I PERCEIVED THE GEAR WARNING HORN AS A STALL WARNING AND APPLIED PWR AND CTL INPUT FOR A STALL INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND. THE WARNING HORN DID QUIT AS I APPLIED PWR AND I CONTINUED MY APCH. AS I MADE THE FIELD I REDUCED PWR AGAIN AND THE HORN SOUNDED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, I REALIZED MY ERROR AND WITH FULL FLAPS AND MINIMAL PWR COULDN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH TO RECOVER. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY SITUATION WERE MY CONCERN FOR OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN, WHICH INCLUDED A DEAF PLT THAT DAY, LACK OF EXPERIENCE, AND POOR COCKPIT CHKLIST MGMNT. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WOULD INCLUDE NEVER ASSUMING THAT VITAL CHKS HAVE BEEN MADE AND MORE THOROUGH STUDY OF ALL ACFT SYSTEMS. ALSO, TRUST ALL WARNING HORNS AND REACT AND GAR TO ALLOW FOR TIME TO REANALYZE YOUR SITUATION. FINALLY, IF EXPERIENCE IS A VALUABLE TEACHER, LEARN FROM IT, AND WORK BY THE BOOK WITHOUT FAIL.

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.