Charter pilot lands with gear retracted.

Attributes
ACN	239792
Time
Date	199304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ak61
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : svfr
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 177 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 44
ASRS Report	239792
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed bethel under SVFR. Bethel ATIS reported wtl 500 ft and 10 mi. Reported 1000 ft and 10 mi. En route WX varied ragged 500-700 ft 2-10 mi. Passenger chose to situation in back seat right side. Takeoff and en route were uneventful. Upon reaching wtl, winds were out of the wnw about 15 KTS favoring 2. I entered left traffic and reduced power approximately 21 inches mp, selected 10 degrees flaps. After turning final I reduced power to approximately 15 inches mp, selected flaps 30 degrees and stabilized the approach. A gradual power reduction was initiated toward the end of the runway. Upon roundout in ground effect I noticed unusual settling. I realized I had not extended the gear. The aircraft already settling on to the runway there was no time to initiate a go around, thereby sliding to a stop straight ahead on centerline. After realizing what had taken place, I turned off all electrical switches and evacuate/evacuationed the passenger and myself from the aircraft. The use of the checklist is of utmost importance. This incident could have been avoided had it been used. In the case of fail-safe equipment (gear horn). The intensity and decibel level could be increased for other audible distrs. Perhaps an additional (lights) in the panel directly in front of pilot. Checklist usage cannot be compromised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER PLT LANDS WITH GEAR RETRACTED.

Narrative: I DEPARTED BETHEL UNDER SVFR. BETHEL ATIS RPTED WTL 500 FT AND 10 MI. RPTED 1000 FT AND 10 MI. ENRTE WX VARIED RAGGED 500-700 FT 2-10 MI. PAX CHOSE TO SIT IN BACK SEAT R SIDE. TKOF AND ENRTE WERE UNEVENTFUL. UPON REACHING WTL, WINDS WERE OUT OF THE WNW ABOUT 15 KTS FAVORING 2. I ENTERED L TFC AND REDUCED PWR APPROX 21 INCHES MP, SELECTED 10 DEGS FLAPS. AFTER TURNING FINAL I REDUCED PWR TO APPROX 15 INCHES MP, SELECTED FLAPS 30 DEGS AND STABILIZED THE APCH. A GRADUAL PWR REDUCTION WAS INITIATED TOWARD THE END OF THE RWY. UPON ROUNDOUT IN GND EFFECT I NOTICED UNUSUAL SETTLING. I REALIZED I HAD NOT EXTENDED THE GEAR. THE ACFT ALREADY SETTLING ON TO THE RWY THERE WAS NO TIME TO INITIATE A GAR, THEREBY SLIDING TO A STOP STRAIGHT AHEAD ON CTRLINE. AFTER REALIZING WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE, I TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND EVACED THE PAX AND MYSELF FROM THE ACFT. THE USE OF THE CHKLIST IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD IT BEEN USED. IN THE CASE OF FAIL-SAFE EQUIP (GEAR HORN). THE INTENSITY AND DECIBEL LEVEL COULD BE INCREASED FOR OTHER AUDIBLE DISTRS. PERHAPS AN ADDITIONAL (LIGHTS) IN THE PANEL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF PLT. CHKLIST USAGE CANNOT BE COMPROMISED.

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.