Wheels up landing.

Attributes
ACN	283738
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : co50
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 91 flight time type : 57
ASRS Report	283738
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew over ellicott and the small gravel strip. With an altitude of about 220 ft AGL, it would be a perfect time to practice an engine failure, pick my landing spot, do my 360's, a 45 degree tangent, and land. I cut the engine to idle and quickly attained my best glide speed of 70 KTS, completed 3 360's over the landing point, successfully negotiated a 45 degree tangent, and completed a perfect final with an airspeed of 60 to 65 KTS. I slowed my airspeed to 55 KTS to a greased landing on the gravel. Perfect! Except for one small problem. In the intensity of simulating an emergency landing, I was not in my regular routine and failed to use my gumps checklist, I never lowered the gear. Fortunately, the damage was very slight to the belly and the gear dropped down easily after we raised the plane with a hoist. The lesson learned here is very simple, when I got outside of my routine in practicing an emergency situation, I failed to incorporate what was normal. Perhaps it could be argued that a gear-up landing would be the best in an emergency, but certainly not part of a practice session. The alarm system did not activate when I pulled the power to 10 inches. So I completed the entire maneuver in total silence. This is a bit disconcerting because it normally activates at about 20 inches and drives me nuts for about 10 mins before a normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEELS UP LNDG.

Narrative: I FLEW OVER ELLICOTT AND THE SMALL GRAVEL STRIP. WITH AN ALT OF ABOUT 220 FT AGL, IT WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO PRACTICE AN ENG FAILURE, PICK MY LNDG SPOT, DO MY 360'S, A 45 DEG TANGENT, AND LAND. I CUT THE ENG TO IDLE AND QUICKLY ATTAINED MY BEST GLIDE SPD OF 70 KTS, COMPLETED 3 360'S OVER THE LNDG POINT, SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED A 45 DEG TANGENT, AND COMPLETED A PERFECT FINAL WITH AN AIRSPD OF 60 TO 65 KTS. I SLOWED MY AIRSPD TO 55 KTS TO A GREASED LNDG ON THE GRAVEL. PERFECT! EXCEPT FOR ONE SMALL PROB. IN THE INTENSITY OF SIMULATING AN EMER LNDG, I WAS NOT IN MY REGULAR ROUTINE AND FAILED TO USE MY GUMPS CHKLIST, I NEVER LOWERED THE GEAR. FORTUNATELY, THE DAMAGE WAS VERY SLIGHT TO THE BELLY AND THE GEAR DROPPED DOWN EASILY AFTER WE RAISED THE PLANE WITH A HOIST. THE LESSON LEARNED HERE IS VERY SIMPLE, WHEN I GOT OUTSIDE OF MY ROUTINE IN PRACTICING AN EMER SIT, I FAILED TO INCORPORATE WHAT WAS NORMAL. PERHAPS IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT A GEAR-UP LNDG WOULD BE THE BEST IN AN EMER, BUT CERTAINLY NOT PART OF A PRACTICE SESSION. THE ALARM SYS DID NOT ACTIVATE WHEN I PULLED THE PWR TO 10 INCHES. SO I COMPLETED THE ENTIRE MANEUVER IN TOTAL SILENCE. THIS IS A BIT DISCONCERTING BECAUSE IT NORMALLY ACTIVATES AT ABOUT 20 INCHES AND DRIVES ME NUTS FOR ABOUT 10 MINS BEFORE A NORMAL LNDG.

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.