Private pilot of a mooney, M20J, touchdown for landing with the gear in the up position resulting in the reporter reacting with full power and a go around. A successful landing was subsequently made. The aircraft received damage to the propeller blades and an antenna on the bottom of the fuselage.

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Attributes
ACN	373034
Time
Date	199706
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fxe artcc : mjzs
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding 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 : 15 flight time total : 1025 flight time type : 328
ASRS Report	373034
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I attempted to land gear up at approximately XA50 local after a short flight from fll (7.2 NM) after clearing customs. #1 landing: at the first sign of noise, I pulled up, declared abort. Was cleared for go around. No vibrations. Flared after go around, landed. Taxied to tie-down, inspected plane. Found rear most antenna on underbelly partially damaged -- scrape marks on fiberglas skids, and bent propeller tips. Reported incident to NTSB early next morning. Factors that may have contributed were: 1) long day flying relatives on 2 flts to great harbour cay. First flight was scheduled at XB00 local. Actual XD00 local. Second flight commenced at XC00 local. Lateness required clearing customs at fll instead of fxe on second trip. 2) shortness of trip from fll to fxe and excellent WX may have lulled me to complacency. 3) did not check and rechk landing procedure -- even though a place card recently moved from passenger side to pilot side -- right in front of me!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A MOONEY, M20J, TOUCHDOWN FOR LNDG WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POS RESULTING IN THE RPTR REACTING WITH FULL PWR AND A GAR. A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE. THE ACFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROP BLADES AND AN ANTENNA ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE.

Narrative: I ATTEMPTED TO LAND GEAR UP AT APPROX XA50 LCL AFTER A SHORT FLT FROM FLL (7.2 NM) AFTER CLRING CUSTOMS. #1 LNDG: AT THE FIRST SIGN OF NOISE, I PULLED UP, DECLARED ABORT. WAS CLRED FOR GAR. NO VIBRATIONS. FLARED AFTER GAR, LANDED. TAXIED TO TIE-DOWN, INSPECTED PLANE. FOUND REAR MOST ANTENNA ON UNDERBELLY PARTIALLY DAMAGED -- SCRAPE MARKS ON FIBERGLAS SKIDS, AND BENT PROP TIPS. RPTED INCIDENT TO NTSB EARLY NEXT MORNING. FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED WERE: 1) LONG DAY FLYING RELATIVES ON 2 FLTS TO GREAT HARBOUR CAY. FIRST FLT WAS SCHEDULED AT XB00 LCL. ACTUAL XD00 LCL. SECOND FLT COMMENCED AT XC00 LCL. LATENESS REQUIRED CLRING CUSTOMS AT FLL INSTEAD OF FXE ON SECOND TRIP. 2) SHORTNESS OF TRIP FROM FLL TO FXE AND EXCELLENT WX MAY HAVE LULLED ME TO COMPLACENCY. 3) DID NOT CHK AND RECHK LNDG PROC -- EVEN THOUGH A PLACE CARD RECENTLY MOVED FROM PAX SIDE TO PLT SIDE -- RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!

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.