Atx pilot makes approach without extending landing gear. Tower advised and gear extended.

Attributes
ACN	240406
Time
Date	199305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 15 agl bound upper : 15
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sbn
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	240406
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Practice autoplt approach. Conducted VOR 18 approach to sbn. Approached runway and started to flare and tower controller reported 'no gear.' I added power and flew 2000 ft down the runway about 15 ft and lowered landing gear and landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT MAKES APCH WITHOUT EXTENDING LNDG GEAR. TWR ADVISED AND GEAR EXTENDED.

Narrative: PRACTICE AUTOPLT APCH. CONDUCTED VOR 18 APCH TO SBN. APCHED RWY AND STARTED TO FLARE AND TWR CTLR RPTED 'NO GEAR.' I ADDED PWR AND FLEW 2000 FT DOWN THE RWY ABOUT 15 FT AND LOWERED LNDG GEAR AND LANDED WITHOUT 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.