An small aircraft pilot practicing power off emergency landing procedures forgets to place his gear ...

Attributes
ACN	392835
Time
Date	199801
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dyl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 1364
ASRS Report	392835
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was practicing various emergency landing procedures, the 4TH landing was a power off landing from altitude. From 1000 ft AGL and 2 NM from threshold I pulled power off. The gear warning horn did not sound. I proceeded with the approach at maximum glide speed until close to runway threshold, I extended the flaps. When I noticed that I had omitted lowering the landing gear, I attempted a go around. However, the propeller struck the runway. I stabilized the aircraft, reduced airspeed to stall speed and performed a wheel up landing on the runway. No damages except to the aircraft occurred. There were no injuries to the pilot or anyone else. I believe the situation occurred because I was practicing nonstandard approachs and did not utilize my standard landing checklist. I concentrated more on the airspeed, approach and landing rather than the landing confign of the aircraft. When I finally determined that I had not extended the landing gear, I was unable to retard my rate of descent to commence the go around prior to the propeller strike. My suggestion for prevention is to be more diligent in the use of the checklist in nonstandard approachs and to fly with safety pilot on low altitude training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT PRACTICING PWR OFF EMER LNDG PROCS FORGETS TO PLACE HIS GEAR DOWN. THE PROP CONTACTS THE RWY BEFORE HE CAN GO AROUND. THE GEAR WARNING HORN HADN'T ALERTED THE PLT.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING VARIOUS EMER LNDG PROCS, THE 4TH LNDG WAS A PWR OFF LNDG FROM ALT. FROM 1000 FT AGL AND 2 NM FROM THRESHOLD I PULLED PWR OFF. THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND. I PROCEEDED WITH THE APCH AT MAX GLIDE SPD UNTIL CLOSE TO RWY THRESHOLD, I EXTENDED THE FLAPS. WHEN I NOTICED THAT I HAD OMITTED LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR, I ATTEMPTED A GAR. HOWEVER, THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY. I STABILIZED THE ACFT, REDUCED AIRSPD TO STALL SPD AND PERFORMED A WHEEL UP LNDG ON THE RWY. NO DAMAGES EXCEPT TO THE ACFT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PLT OR ANYONE ELSE. I BELIEVE THE SIT OCCURRED BECAUSE I WAS PRACTICING NONSTANDARD APCHS AND DID NOT UTILIZE MY STANDARD LNDG CHKLIST. I CONCENTRATED MORE ON THE AIRSPD, APCH AND LNDG RATHER THAN THE LNDG CONFIGN OF THE ACFT. WHEN I FINALLY DETERMINED THAT I HAD NOT EXTENDED THE LNDG GEAR, I WAS UNABLE TO RETARD MY RATE OF DSCNT TO COMMENCE THE GAR PRIOR TO THE PROP STRIKE. MY SUGGESTION FOR PREVENTION IS TO BE MORE DILIGENT IN THE USE OF THE CHKLIST IN NONSTANDARD APCHS AND TO FLY WITH SAFETY PLT ON LOW ALT TRAINING.

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.

An small aircraft pilot practicing power off emergency landing procedures forgets to place his gear down. The propeller contacts the runway before he can go around. The gear warning horn hadn't alerted the pilot.