Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	291583
Time
Date	199412
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : k84
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 152 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	291583
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On my third landing approach, while on my base leg, I observed a helicopter approaching the airport. As the helicopter got closer, I turned on my final approach to runway 11. I radioed my whereabouts, as did the helicopter. However, I was distracted by the closeness of the helicopter and did not check to verify my landing gear was down. As a result, I landed the plane with the landing gear in the 'up' position. I was alone in the plane and did not suffer any injury. The plane's propeller and engine were damaged. My distraction caused by the helicopter's close landing proximity to runway 11 was the cause of me not rechking to see if my landing gear was down before I landed. To correct this from ever happening again, I will take more training in the plane to make sure I mentally go through the landing checklist both on downwind, base let, and final approach, etc. Probably a contributing factor to my error is the low time I have in the cessna 182RG -- 23 hours. All of my prior time has been in fixed-gear planes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: ON MY THIRD LNDG APCH, WHILE ON MY BASE LEG, I OBSERVED A HELI APCHING THE ARPT. AS THE HELI GOT CLOSER, I TURNED ON MY FINAL APCH TO RWY 11. I RADIOED MY WHEREABOUTS, AS DID THE HELI. HOWEVER, I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE CLOSENESS OF THE HELI AND DID NOT CHK TO VERIFY MY LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN. AS A RESULT, I LANDED THE PLANE WITH THE LNDG GEAR IN THE 'UP' POS. I WAS ALONE IN THE PLANE AND DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURY. THE PLANE'S PROP AND ENG WERE DAMAGED. MY DISTR CAUSED BY THE HELI'S CLOSE LNDG PROX TO RWY 11 WAS THE CAUSE OF ME NOT RECHKING TO SEE IF MY LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN BEFORE I LANDED. TO CORRECT THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN, I WILL TAKE MORE TRAINING IN THE PLANE TO MAKE SURE I MENTALLY GO THROUGH THE LNDG CHKLIST BOTH ON DOWNWIND, BASE LET, AND FINAL APCH, ETC. PROBABLY A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO MY ERROR IS THE LOW TIME I HAVE IN THE CESSNA 182RG -- 23 HRS. ALL OF MY PRIOR TIME HAS BEEN IN FIXED-GEAR PLANES.

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.