Gear up landing -- pilot lands an small transport twin gear up on a sod field.

Attributes
ACN	309689
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 7d8
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Twin Bonanza 50
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 pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 578 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	309689
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
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:

Plane was landed with the gear up. Problem was discovered upon landing. The only problem was pilot error (forgetting to put the gear down). Landing was still smooth and uneventful. The event occurred because the pilot did not use the prelndg checklist. Only suggestion to prevent this is to always no matter what -- use checklists. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the pilot had only about 50 hours in this E50 twin bonanza when he landed it gear up. He said that he was concentrating on the approach and landing on the sod strip and he forgot to do the landing checklist. He also stated that he did not hear the gear warning horn and he suspects that it did not sound. The damage to the aircraft was minimal and it is flying again. The FAA did not call him and the aircraft owner was very kind to him. The reporter said that he has learned a lesson from this experience.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG -- PLT LANDS AN SMT TWIN GEAR UP ON A SOD FIELD.

Narrative: PLANE WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. PROB WAS DISCOVERED UPON LNDG. THE ONLY PROB WAS PLT ERROR (FORGETTING TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN). LNDG WAS STILL SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL. THE EVENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE PLT DID NOT USE THE PRELNDG CHKLIST. ONLY SUGGESTION TO PREVENT THIS IS TO ALWAYS NO MATTER WHAT -- USE CHKLISTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PLT HAD ONLY ABOUT 50 HRS IN THIS E50 TWIN BONANZA WHEN HE LANDED IT GEAR UP. HE SAID THAT HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE APCH AND LNDG ON THE SOD STRIP AND HE FORGOT TO DO THE LNDG CHKLIST. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND HE SUSPECTS THAT IT DID NOT SOUND. THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS MINIMAL AND IT IS FLYING AGAIN. THE FAA DID NOT CALL HIM AND THE ACFT OWNER WAS VERY KIND TO HIM. THE RPTR SAID THAT HE HAS LEARNED A LESSON FROM THIS EXPERIENCE.

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.