A cardinal rg pilot landed gear up. Night operation. Gear up landing. Error admitted.

Attributes
ACN	348692
Time
Date	199609
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dxr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	348692
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I practiced takeoffs and landing during the afternoon as well as NDB practice. Since it was a clear day, I waited till dark to practice takeoffs and lndgs at night in the pattern. On the downwind, base and final, I concentrated on proper speed and altitude and completed all checks for landing a cessna cardinal, but somehow did not put down the landing gear. I am familiar with and have used the gump procedure. I have approximately 565 hours total time with approximately 35 hours in complex aircraft. Perhaps I need more night flying, having flown approximately 18 hours at night. I attend safety seminars (15 in last few yrs) and am current with my instrument flying. Also perhaps too much concentration on instruments. It is difficult to explain the momentary lapse. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the aircraft suffered minimal damage to the airframe, just a few scraped rivets. The engine had to be inspected for sudden engine stoppage. The reporter gushed with gratitude when this analyst suggested leaving the landing gear down in the traffic pattern in a single pilot aircraft. He will suggest this around his FBO. The FAA required that the reporter take a check ride with an instructor who found no fault with the reporter's flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CARDINAL RG PLT LANDED GEAR UP. NIGHT OP. GEAR UP LNDG. ERROR ADMITTED.

Narrative: I PRACTICED TKOFS AND LNDG DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WELL AS NDB PRACTICE. SINCE IT WAS A CLR DAY, I WAITED TILL DARK TO PRACTICE TKOFS AND LNDGS AT NIGHT IN THE PATTERN. ON THE DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL, I CONCENTRATED ON PROPER SPD AND ALT AND COMPLETED ALL CHKS FOR LNDG A CESSNA CARDINAL, BUT SOMEHOW DID NOT PUT DOWN THE LNDG GEAR. I AM FAMILIAR WITH AND HAVE USED THE GUMP PROC. I HAVE APPROX 565 HRS TOTAL TIME WITH APPROX 35 HRS IN COMPLEX ACFT. PERHAPS I NEED MORE NIGHT FLYING, HAVING FLOWN APPROX 18 HRS AT NIGHT. I ATTEND SAFETY SEMINARS (15 IN LAST FEW YRS) AND AM CURRENT WITH MY INST FLYING. ALSO PERHAPS TOO MUCH CONCENTRATION ON INSTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN THE MOMENTARY LAPSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE ACFT SUFFERED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, JUST A FEW SCRAPED RIVETS. THE ENG HAD TO BE INSPECTED FOR SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE. THE RPTR GUSHED WITH GRATITUDE WHEN THIS ANALYST SUGGESTED LEAVING THE LNDG GEAR DOWN IN THE TFC PATTERN IN A SINGLE PLT ACFT. HE WILL SUGGEST THIS AROUND HIS FBO. THE FAA REQUIRED THAT THE RPTR TAKE A CHK RIDE WITH AN INSTRUCTOR WHO FOUND NO FAULT WITH THE RPTR'S FLYING.

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.