Narrative:

I switched the fuel selector to the right tank, tightened my belt and shoulder harness, moved the throttle to 18 in hg and noticed that the airspeed was down to 105 mph, so I lowered the landing gear knob to the down position. I felt a lurch and saw that the 3 green indicator lights were it. Next, I placed the mixture control to the forward, full rich position. I moved the propeller control to the full forward position, the airspeed was down to 105 mph and the altimeter indicated 1500 ft so I trimmed the aircraft, turned the landing lights on and the strobe light off. I saw no traffic anywhere around 3t5. I announced to fayette traffic that I was approaching midfield from the east at 1500 ft and would enter the left downwind runway 34 at 1125 ft pattern altitude. I entered the downwind and announced to traffic. I maintained 100 mph airspeed and trimmed to that speed. I saw and repeated aloud '3 in the green (physically checked), mixture forward, and propeller forward.' abreast of the runway 34 numbers I lowered the flaps to the 15 degree position and again felt a lurch. I turned to the left base runway 34 and announced to traffic. I saw and repeated aloud '3 in ghe green (physically checked) mixture. I maintained 100 mph airspeed. I turned final, announced and specified full stop. I saw and repeated aloud '3 in the green (physically checked), mixture forward, propeller forward, and flaps 15 degrees.' I checked my airspeed and maintained 100 mph and kept on the runway 34 centerline and kept my right hand on the throttle. At approximately 450 ft on the altimeter I saw that I had 3 in the green and visually checked forward mixture and forward propeller and flaps. A little past the runway 34 numbers, I rotated where the wheels would be about 1-2 ft above the runway to let it settle to a touchdown. The next instant I felt an unusual sinking and immediately noticed the deformation of the propeller (gears up). Thinking about sparks and subsequent fire, I turned off the master switches and the magnetos switch. I switched the gas tanks to off and switched off the avionics. When the aircraft came to a complete stop on the runway, I left the aircraft in haste through the right door (since I had been used to flying an aircraft that only has a right side door) and moved a safe distance away from the craft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated that the aircraft had been examined and found to have a gear extension problem, the gear would not extend or retract electrically. The closing of the flight plan was verified by the recording tapes at the FAA FSS facility reported by the reporter. Therefore, the FAA FSDO has classified this as an incident with no blame to the pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT LANDED GEAR UP DUE TO THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE GEAR TO EXTEND ELECTRICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE VFR FLT PLAN WAS NOT RPTED CLOSED AND A SEARCH WAS STARTED.

Narrative: I SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE R TANK, TIGHTENED MY BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS, MOVED THE THROTTLE TO 18 IN HG AND NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPD WAS DOWN TO 105 MPH, SO I LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR KNOB TO THE DOWN POS. I FELT A LURCH AND SAW THAT THE 3 GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE IT. NEXT, I PLACED THE MIXTURE CTL TO THE FORWARD, FULL RICH POS. I MOVED THE PROP CTL TO THE FULL FORWARD POS, THE AIRSPD WAS DOWN TO 105 MPH AND THE ALTIMETER INDICATED 1500 FT SO I TRIMMED THE ACFT, TURNED THE LNDG LIGHTS ON AND THE STROBE LIGHT OFF. I SAW NO TFC ANYWHERE AROUND 3T5. I ANNOUNCED TO FAYETTE TFC THAT I WAS APCHING MIDFIELD FROM THE E AT 1500 FT AND WOULD ENTER THE L DOWNWIND RWY 34 AT 1125 FT PATTERN ALT. I ENTERED THE DOWNWIND AND ANNOUNCED TO TFC. I MAINTAINED 100 MPH AIRSPD AND TRIMMED TO THAT SPD. I SAW AND REPEATED ALOUD '3 IN THE GREEN (PHYSICALLY CHKED), MIXTURE FORWARD, AND PROP FORWARD.' ABREAST OF THE RWY 34 NUMBERS I LOWERED THE FLAPS TO THE 15 DEG POS AND AGAIN FELT A LURCH. I TURNED TO THE L BASE RWY 34 AND ANNOUNCED TO TFC. I SAW AND REPEATED ALOUD '3 IN GHE GREEN (PHYSICALLY CHKED) MIXTURE. I MAINTAINED 100 MPH AIRSPD. I TURNED FINAL, ANNOUNCED AND SPECIFIED FULL STOP. I SAW AND REPEATED ALOUD '3 IN THE GREEN (PHYSICALLY CHKED), MIXTURE FORWARD, PROP FORWARD, AND FLAPS 15 DEGS.' I CHKED MY AIRSPD AND MAINTAINED 100 MPH AND KEPT ON THE RWY 34 CTRLINE AND KEPT MY R HAND ON THE THROTTLE. AT APPROX 450 FT ON THE ALTIMETER I SAW THAT I HAD 3 IN THE GREEN AND VISUALLY CHKED FORWARD MIXTURE AND FORWARD PROP AND FLAPS. A LITTLE PAST THE RWY 34 NUMBERS, I ROTATED WHERE THE WHEELS WOULD BE ABOUT 1-2 FT ABOVE THE RWY TO LET IT SETTLE TO A TOUCHDOWN. THE NEXT INSTANT I FELT AN UNUSUAL SINKING AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE DEFORMATION OF THE PROP (GEARS UP). THINKING ABOUT SPARKS AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE, I TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCHES AND THE MAGNETOS SWITCH. I SWITCHED THE GAS TANKS TO OFF AND SWITCHED OFF THE AVIONICS. WHEN THE ACFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RWY, I LEFT THE ACFT IN HASTE THROUGH THE R DOOR (SINCE I HAD BEEN USED TO FLYING AN ACFT THAT ONLY HAS A R SIDE DOOR) AND MOVED A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE CRAFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN EXAMINED AND FOUND TO HAVE A GEAR EXTENSION PROB, THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT ELECTRICALLY. THE CLOSING OF THE FLT PLAN WAS VERIFIED BY THE RECORDING TAPES AT THE FAA FSS FACILITY RPTED BY THE RPTR. THEREFORE, THE FAA FSDO HAS CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN INCIDENT WITH NO BLAME TO THE PLT.

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.