While attempting to keep the speed up to follow a jet, a C206 amphibian pilot failed to extend the l...

Attributes
ACN	338145
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	338145
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	337832
Events
Anomaly	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:

I entered left downwind for a landing on runway 16 as instructed by the tower. The tower also pointed out jet traffic to me, and instructed me to follow it, to runway 16. I started to slow down the aircraft as I entered the downwind leg, but I chose not to put the gear down, as this would have slowed me down too much and not have provided proper spacing with the jet. I continued on to base and then final, but I forgot that I did not put the gear down while I was on the downwind leg. I landed with the gear up. Only minor damage was done to the wear strips on the keels and no one was hurt. I have learned that a doublechk on gear position is necessary while on final approach, and a clear view of the surface I am landing on. Blue for water and brown for land. Supplemental information from acn 337832: as a front seat passenger and rated in the aircraft, I was watching for traffic and pointing it out to the PIC. At no time did I check that the PIC put the gear down or that they were down. I believe the reason I did not check the gear position was complacency, due to the easy flying conditions and the fact I was not flying the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE SPD UP TO FOLLOW A JET, A C206 AMPHIBIAN PLT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR. THE FRONT SEAT PAX WHO WAS ALSO A PLT, WAS DISTR LOOKING FOR TFC AND FAILED TO NOTICE. THE ACFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP, DAMAGING THE KEEL WEAR STRIPS.

Narrative: I ENTERED L DOWNWIND FOR A LNDG ON RWY 16 AS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR. THE TWR ALSO POINTED OUT JET TFC TO ME, AND INSTRUCTED ME TO FOLLOW IT, TO RWY 16. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE ACFT AS I ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG, BUT I CHOSE NOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN, AS THIS WOULD HAVE SLOWED ME DOWN TOO MUCH AND NOT HAVE PROVIDED PROPER SPACING WITH THE JET. I CONTINUED ON TO BASE AND THEN FINAL, BUT I FORGOT THAT I DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN WHILE I WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. I LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE WEAR STRIPS ON THE KEELS AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT A DOUBLECHK ON GEAR POS IS NECESSARY WHILE ON FINAL APCH, AND A CLR VIEW OF THE SURFACE I AM LNDG ON. BLUE FOR WATER AND BROWN FOR LAND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 337832: AS A FRONT SEAT PAX AND RATED IN THE ACFT, I WAS WATCHING FOR TFC AND POINTING IT OUT TO THE PIC. AT NO TIME DID I CHK THAT THE PIC PUT THE GEAR DOWN OR THAT THEY WERE DOWN. I BELIEVE THE REASON I DID NOT CHK THE GEAR POS WAS COMPLACENCY, DUE TO THE EASY FLYING CONDITIONS AND THE FACT I WAS NOT FLYING THE ACFT.

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.

While attempting to keep the speed up to follow a jet, a C206 amphibian pilot failed to extend the landing gear. The front seat passenger who was also a pilot, was distraction looking for traffic and failed to notice. The aircraft was landed gear up, damaging the keel wear strips.