Narrative:

Inbound to the airport from the east, tower told me to report on 2 mi base for runway 1R. Radio traffic was heavy and I was unable to report on 2 mi base until turning to final, 2 mi out. I reported that I was 2 mi out, turning on final. Shortly thereafter, during descent, I saw traffic inbound to land about 1/2 mi ahead. Tower told me to maintain runway heading and go around. I complied while 'cleaning up' my plane (full power, flaps up, gear up, speed brakes off and cowl flaps open) and climbed to pattern altitude. After turning to right downwind and maintaining vigilance for traffic, I prepared for another descent to land. Tower cleared me to land. I descended on final and, while almost ready to touch down, tower urgently told me that my landing gear was still up. I quickly went to full power and climbed out. Tower had me go around to check that my landing gear was operating properly, which it was. I was then cleared to land. I made an uneventful landing and taxied in to my destination. Analysis: in the past several months, I had flown very little and had not utilized a busy tower controled airport. When preparing for the second landing attempt, I was hurried and distracted and inadvertently neglected to lower the landing gear. Additionally, my plane's gear up alarm failed to activate and give me warning. Before further flight, I will take dual instruction with an instructor to regain necessary cockpit discipline. This discipline shall include frequent checks of the plane's gear up alarm and any needed maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS TROUBLE CONTACTING TWR. SIGHTS TFC CLOSE AHEAD ON APCH. TWR ISSUES GAR. ON SECOND APCH RPTR FAILS TO EXTEND GEAR. LCL CTLR ISSUES A SECOND GAR. THIRD TRY WORKS. LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE PART OF THE PROB.

Narrative: INBOUND TO THE ARPT FROM THE E, TWR TOLD ME TO RPT ON 2 MI BASE FOR RWY 1R. RADIO TFC WAS HVY AND I WAS UNABLE TO RPT ON 2 MI BASE UNTIL TURNING TO FINAL, 2 MI OUT. I RPTED THAT I WAS 2 MI OUT, TURNING ON FINAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, DURING DSCNT, I SAW TFC INBOUND TO LAND ABOUT 1/2 MI AHEAD. TWR TOLD ME TO MAINTAIN RWY HEADING AND GAR. I COMPLIED WHILE 'CLEANING UP' MY PLANE (FULL PWR, FLAPS UP, GEAR UP, SPD BRAKES OFF AND COWL FLAPS OPEN) AND CLBED TO PATTERN ALT. AFTER TURNING TO R DOWNWIND AND MAINTAINING VIGILANCE FOR TFC, I PREPARED FOR ANOTHER DSCNT TO LAND. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND. I DSNDED ON FINAL AND, WHILE ALMOST READY TO TOUCH DOWN, TWR URGENTLY TOLD ME THAT MY LNDG GEAR WAS STILL UP. I QUICKLY WENT TO FULL PWR AND CLBED OUT. TWR HAD ME GAR TO CHK THAT MY LNDG GEAR WAS OPERATING PROPERLY, WHICH IT WAS. I WAS THEN CLRED TO LAND. I MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND TAXIED IN TO MY DEST. ANALYSIS: IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAD FLOWN VERY LITTLE AND HAD NOT UTILIZED A BUSY TWR CTLED ARPT. WHEN PREPARING FOR THE SECOND LNDG ATTEMPT, I WAS HURRIED AND DISTRACTED AND INADVERTENTLY NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, MY PLANE'S GEAR UP ALARM FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND GIVE ME WARNING. BEFORE FURTHER FLT, I WILL TAKE DUAL INSTRUCTION WITH AN INSTRUCTOR TO REGAIN NECESSARY COCKPIT DISCIPLINE. THIS DISCIPLINE SHALL INCLUDE FREQUENT CHKS OF THE PLANE'S GEAR UP ALARM AND ANY NEEDED MAINT.

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.