Gear up landing in an small aircraft at a non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	314754
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 7mo8
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	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 : 37 flight time total : 302
ASRS Report	314754
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on the return leg of a round-trip to gvw in kansas city, mo. My first approach was high and fast so I made a go around. My first decision was to leave the gear down. Then, because the airplane seemed slow and sluggish and because of incoming traffic, I decided to retract the gear to improve the performance. I entered the pattern and flew downwind, base and final. When I went through the landing checklist, I automatically thought 'the gear is down' and did not lower the gear. The landing was completed with the gear up. There was no personal injury. The landing gear warning system did not function. Subsequent investigation revealed a faulty switch in the circuit. Suggestions to prevent a recurrence: insure that all warning and alarm system are working properly. Positively verify each checklist item.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG IN AN SMA AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF A ROUND-TRIP TO GVW IN KANSAS CITY, MO. MY FIRST APCH WAS HIGH AND FAST SO I MADE A GAR. MY FIRST DECISION WAS TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN. THEN, BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE SEEMED SLOW AND SLUGGISH AND BECAUSE OF INCOMING TFC, I DECIDED TO RETRACT THE GEAR TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE. I ENTERED THE PATTERN AND FLEW DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL. WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE LNDG CHKLIST, I AUTOMATICALLY THOUGHT 'THE GEAR IS DOWN' AND DID NOT LOWER THE GEAR. THE LNDG WAS COMPLETED WITH THE GEAR UP. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE LNDG GEAR WARNING SYS DID NOT FUNCTION. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAULTY SWITCH IN THE CIRCUIT. SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE: INSURE THAT ALL WARNING AND ALARM SYS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. POSITIVELY VERIFY EACH CHKLIST ITEM.

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.