Private pilot with high flight time in type of aircraft lands gear-up by mistake.

Attributes
ACN	304226
Time
Date	199505
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : e14
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Trinidad TB-20
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2840 flight time type : 1040
ASRS Report	304226
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pure and simple, pilots error! With more than 1000 hours in retractables (1040 hours in TB20) and as many lndgs, I simply goofed on this one, had a beautiful 5 1/2 hour flight from san francisco bay area to tucson with 1 refuel stop at twentynine palms, ca. Clear day, unlimited to 50 mi visibility. Received advisories from aura valley stating runway 30 active. On my high downwind, heavy converted military multi engine aircraft pulled into takeoff position on runway 30, I was decreasing altitude above airspeed for lowering landing gear and extended downwind to allow aircraft to depart. Turned base and concentrated on landing without doing 'gumps' or check for 3 green. Next sound was bottom of cabin on cement, I'm ashamed! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the aircraft received damage to the flaps, propeller, engine, entrance steps and engine mounting/engine. He believes that since he feels so bad about this mistake, he will not let it ever happen again! He stated that he enjoys our publication, 'callback,' and the reporting system available to the pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT WITH HIGH FLT TIME IN TYPE OF ACFT LANDS GEAR-UP BY MISTAKE.

Narrative: PURE AND SIMPLE, PLTS ERROR! WITH MORE THAN 1000 HRS IN RETRACTABLES (1040 HRS IN TB20) AND AS MANY LNDGS, I SIMPLY GOOFED ON THIS ONE, HAD A BEAUTIFUL 5 1/2 HR FLT FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA TO TUCSON WITH 1 REFUEL STOP AT TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. CLR DAY, UNLIMITED TO 50 MI VISIBILITY. RECEIVED ADVISORIES FROM AURA VALLEY STATING RWY 30 ACTIVE. ON MY HIGH DOWNWIND, HVY CONVERTED MIL MULTI ENG ACFT PULLED INTO TKOF POS ON RWY 30, I WAS DECREASING ALT ABOVE AIRSPD FOR LOWERING LNDG GEAR AND EXTENDED DOWNWIND TO ALLOW ACFT TO DEPART. TURNED BASE AND CONCENTRATED ON LNDG WITHOUT DOING 'GUMPS' OR CHK FOR 3 GREEN. NEXT SOUND WAS BOTTOM OF CABIN ON CEMENT, I'M ASHAMED! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE ACFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, PROP, ENG, ENTRANCE STEPS AND ENG MOUNTING/ENG. HE BELIEVES THAT SINCE HE FEELS SO BAD ABOUT THIS MISTAKE, HE WILL NOT LET IT EVER HAPPEN AGAIN! HE STATED THAT HE ENJOYS OUR PUB, 'CALLBACK,' AND THE RPTING SYS AVAILABLE TO THE PLTS.

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.