Narrative:

I landed my small aircraft aircraft amphibian gear-up at an uncontrolled airport (lew) on runway 4. The only damage was to the keel strips on the floats due to abrasion on the concrete surface. Otherwise, the landing was 'uneventful.' how it happened: I normally recite 'green grass, blue water' to myself while on short final as I look at the green lights (green means gear down, blue means gear up for water lndgs). However, on this occasion, I was flying down the ILS to verify correct operation of my HSI indicator which had been re- installed the prior day following maintenance work on it. Since I normally lower gear on downwind (VFR) or outside the OM (IFR) I cheated myself of my normal routine by intercepting the ILS inside the OM in VFR conditions. I got so busy monitoring the GS and localizer, that I did not go through my normal pre-landing checklist while flying the 'heads-up' ILS. There was a fairly stiff crosswind that required lots of attention. When the aircraft contacted the runway, I first thought I had a flat tire on 2 on the main gear. Once I realized my mistake (in about 3 seconds), I let the aircraft come to a complete stop in about 200 ft. Because the local FBO mechanic had to come out onto the runway and jack the plane up so the gear could be lowered, the runway was out of use for approximately 30 mins. Someone at the FBO immediately called the FAA FSDO in portland, me, to notify them. How I will prevent recurrence. I'm going to get refresher training and will need to take an FAA re- examination. I will take more time to fly my normal routine so I don't skip important steps. I will mount a small sign over the panel that says 'the gear, stupid!' as a perpetual reminder. I plan to make a small box with switches and a light for the 3 or 4 most critical landing items. The light only goes on when all 4 switches are clicked as a final mechanical reminder.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA AMPHIBIAN ACFT INADVERTENTLY LANDED THE ACFT GEAR-UP ON A LAND RWY DUE TO MONITORING THE ILS INST ACCURACY.

Narrative: I LANDED MY SMA ACFT AMPHIBIAN GEAR-UP AT AN UNCTLED ARPT (LEW) ON RWY 4. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE KEEL STRIPS ON THE FLOATS DUE TO ABRASION ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE. OTHERWISE, THE LNDG WAS 'UNEVENTFUL.' HOW IT HAPPENED: I NORMALLY RECITE 'GREEN GRASS, BLUE WATER' TO MYSELF WHILE ON SHORT FINAL AS I LOOK AT THE GREEN LIGHTS (GREEN MEANS GEAR DOWN, BLUE MEANS GEAR UP FOR WATER LNDGS). HOWEVER, ON THIS OCCASION, I WAS FLYING DOWN THE ILS TO VERIFY CORRECT OP OF MY HSI INDICATOR WHICH HAD BEEN RE- INSTALLED THE PRIOR DAY FOLLOWING MAINT WORK ON IT. SINCE I NORMALLY LOWER GEAR ON DOWNWIND (VFR) OR OUTSIDE THE OM (IFR) I CHEATED MYSELF OF MY NORMAL ROUTINE BY INTERCEPTING THE ILS INSIDE THE OM IN VFR CONDITIONS. I GOT SO BUSY MONITORING THE GS AND LOC, THAT I DID NOT GO THROUGH MY NORMAL PRE-LNDG CHKLIST WHILE FLYING THE 'HEADS-UP' ILS. THERE WAS A FAIRLY STIFF XWIND THAT REQUIRED LOTS OF ATTN. WHEN THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RWY, I FIRST THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON 2 ON THE MAIN GEAR. ONCE I REALIZED MY MISTAKE (IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS), I LET THE ACFT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ABOUT 200 FT. BECAUSE THE LCL FBO MECH HAD TO COME OUT ONTO THE RWY AND JACK THE PLANE UP SO THE GEAR COULD BE LOWERED, THE RWY WAS OUT OF USE FOR APPROX 30 MINS. SOMEONE AT THE FBO IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FAA FSDO IN PORTLAND, ME, TO NOTIFY THEM. HOW I WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE. I'M GOING TO GET REFRESHER TRAINING AND WILL NEED TO TAKE AN FAA RE- EXAMINATION. I WILL TAKE MORE TIME TO FLY MY NORMAL ROUTINE SO I DON'T SKIP IMPORTANT STEPS. I WILL MOUNT A SMALL SIGN OVER THE PANEL THAT SAYS 'THE GEAR, STUPID!' AS A PERPETUAL REMINDER. I PLAN TO MAKE A SMALL BOX WITH SWITCHES AND A LIGHT FOR THE 3 OR 4 MOST CRITICAL LNDG ITEMS. THE LIGHT ONLY GOES ON WHEN ALL 4 SWITCHES ARE CLICKED AS A FINAL MECHANICAL REMINDER.

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.