Gear up landing. Pilot on a test flight forgets to lower the landing gear.

Attributes
ACN	299121
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ojc
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	299121
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	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:

I flew the aircraft on a radio check/bearing error maintenance flight. On the approach to runway 17 at ojc long final, I performed the before landing checklist and noted the gear was up. I then decided to lower the landing gear on short final. Continuing in, on the visual approach, I concentrated on checking the radio/compass system errors. Satisfied with noting the radio error, I proceeded to touchdown (land), only to realize the gear was still in the wheel wells. No serious damage to aircraft. I walked away with no injuries. The incident could have been avoided had I performed the radio check at altitude and only concentrating on landing when the aircraft was in the airport pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG. PLT ON A TEST FLT FORGETS TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR.

Narrative: I FLEW THE ACFT ON A RADIO CHK/BEARING ERROR MAINT FLT. ON THE APCH TO RWY 17 AT OJC LONG FINAL, I PERFORMED THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST AND NOTED THE GEAR WAS UP. I THEN DECIDED TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR ON SHORT FINAL. CONTINUING IN, ON THE VISUAL APCH, I CONCENTRATED ON CHKING THE RADIO/COMPASS SYS ERRORS. SATISFIED WITH NOTING THE RADIO ERROR, I PROCEEDED TO TOUCHDOWN (LAND), ONLY TO REALIZE THE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE WHEEL WELLS. NO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ACFT. I WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES. THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD I PERFORMED THE RADIO CHK AT ALT AND ONLY CONCENTRATING ON LNDG WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN THE ARPT PATTERN.

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.