The pilot of a C310J reports that he landed gear up at the conclusion of a round trip. He was distracted by turbulence and an aircraft equipment problem. No injuries.

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Attributes
ACN	363336
Time
Date	199703
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 40n
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
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
ASRS Report	363336
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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 had been flying almost all day on an angel flight. I picked up a little girl and her parents at cxy and flew them to owd. The flight back from owd to 40N began at XA53. There were very strong headwinds (70 mph). The flight was exceptionally long. There were two other stressful sits. When I went to switch on the auxiliary tanks, there was no flow of gas. This meant that I had a possible fuel shortage to consider. Also when it turned dark and I went to put on the panel lights, they did not come on. This added to my stress level. I had a passenger who used a flashlight to pan the panel. In total darkness in rather strong turbulence, I lined up the localizer and GS and started down the slot. I intended to put the gear down as late as possible, due to the turbulence. I guess I became distracted and neglected to put the gear down and thus made a gear up landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A C310J RPTS THAT HE LANDED GEAR UP AT THE CONCLUSION OF A ROUND TRIP. HE WAS DISTRACTED BY TURB AND AN ACFT EQUIP PROB. NO INJURIES.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN FLYING ALMOST ALL DAY ON AN ANGEL FLT. I PICKED UP A LITTLE GIRL AND HER PARENTS AT CXY AND FLEW THEM TO OWD. THE FLT BACK FROM OWD TO 40N BEGAN AT XA53. THERE WERE VERY STRONG HEADWINDS (70 MPH). THE FLT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY LONG. THERE WERE TWO OTHER STRESSFUL SITS. WHEN I WENT TO SWITCH ON THE AUX TANKS, THERE WAS NO FLOW OF GAS. THIS MEANT THAT I HAD A POSSIBLE FUEL SHORTAGE TO CONSIDER. ALSO WHEN IT TURNED DARK AND I WENT TO PUT ON THE PANEL LIGHTS, THEY DID NOT COME ON. THIS ADDED TO MY STRESS LEVEL. I HAD A PAX WHO USED A FLASHLIGHT TO PAN THE PANEL. IN TOTAL DARKNESS IN RATHER STRONG TURB, I LINED UP THE LOC AND GS AND STARTED DOWN THE SLOT. I INTENDED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AS LATE AS POSSIBLE, DUE TO THE TURB. I GUESS I BECAME DISTRACTED AND NEGLECTED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND THUS MADE A GEAR UP LNDG.

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.