Pilot of an small aircraft sel landed gear up.

Attributes
ACN	326271
Time
Date	199601
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ptk
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ptk
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 2530
ASRS Report	326271
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from gai, md, to ptk, mi. Filed IFR. WX overcast, tops 5000 ft. Filed for 6000 ft. Stayed on top until detroit approach. Asked approach to let me stay on top until lined up for ILS to avoid possibility of icing. Approach said temperature was '+2 degrees C at 4000 ft, warmer still below 4000 ft.' requested again I descend to 4000 ft. I complied. Began to pick up ice at 4000 ft, and then 3000 ft. Did not drop gear at normal checklist time to avoid possibility of accumulating additional ice. Flew approach faster than usual as a safety precaution. Throttled back for flare only to hear gear warning as plane settled on runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL LANDED GEAR UP.

Narrative: FLT FROM GAI, MD, TO PTK, MI. FILED IFR. WX OVCST, TOPS 5000 FT. FILED FOR 6000 FT. STAYED ON TOP UNTIL DETROIT APCH. ASKED APCH TO LET ME STAY ON TOP UNTIL LINED UP FOR ILS TO AVOID POSSIBILITY OF ICING. APCH SAID TEMP WAS '+2 DEGS C AT 4000 FT, WARMER STILL BELOW 4000 FT.' REQUESTED AGAIN I DSND TO 4000 FT. I COMPLIED. BEGAN TO PICK UP ICE AT 4000 FT, AND THEN 3000 FT. DID NOT DROP GEAR AT NORMAL CHKLIST TIME TO AVOID POSSIBILITY OF ACCUMULATING ADDITIONAL ICE. FLEW APCH FASTER THAN USUAL AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. THROTTLED BACK FOR FLARE ONLY TO HEAR GEAR WARNING AS PLANE SETTLED ON RWY.

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.