The reporter landed at an uncontrolled airport with the ldng gear partially extended.

Attributes
ACN	327258
Time
Date	199601
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l26
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 236 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	327258
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Lowered gear handle, saw green indicator, lowered flaps. Landed gear up, kept aircraft on centerline of runway 22 (LA26). No injuries, departed aircraft without incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated she was flying a 1968 beech BE33 aerobatic debonair bonanza. The aircraft landed on the partially extended gear doors which saved the underside of the airplane. Even so the engine replacement and propeller and airframe repair cost was very expensive. The problem was a broken rod in the gear extension linkage. She said the gear light was inadequate and hard to see landing to the west into the sun. She stated she uses the 'gump' check. She does not pull the throttle back below 12 inches to check that the gear horn goes out as the gear locks down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE RPTR LANDED AT AN UNCTLED ARPT WITH THE LDNG GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.

Narrative: LOWERED GEAR HANDLE, SAW GREEN INDICATOR, LOWERED FLAPS. LANDED GEAR UP, KEPT ACFT ON CTRLINE OF RWY 22 (LA26). NO INJURIES, DEPARTED ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED SHE WAS FLYING A 1968 BEECH BE33 AEROBATIC DEBONAIR BONANZA. THE ACFT LANDED ON THE PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR DOORS WHICH SAVED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. EVEN SO THE ENG REPLACEMENT AND PROP AND AIRFRAME REPAIR COST WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE PROB WAS A BROKEN ROD IN THE GEAR EXTENSION LINKAGE. SHE SAID THE GEAR LIGHT WAS INADEQUATE AND HARD TO SEE LNDG TO THE W INTO THE SUN. SHE STATED SHE USES THE 'GUMP' CHK. SHE DOES NOT PULL THE THROTTLE BACK BELOW 12 INCHES TO CHK THAT THE GEAR HORN GOES OUT AS THE GEAR LOCKS DOWN.

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.