Narrative:

I landed with the gear up. Here are some factors that contributed to the incident. I have been flying a complex airplane for only 4 months with only a few hours at night. I failed to recognize my fatigue after a long day of being at a meeting. When departing from the airport, a WX system was only a few mi away, and I failed to use my checklist on takeoff. Distraction by the storm, I failed to retract the gear. The resulting poor performance of the airplane was a continuing concern and I attributed this to a headwind. In diverting around the WX system I mistook one city for another and was then confused about my location. A new SIGMET was announced and I decided to make a precautionary landing to sort out my confusion. As I prepared for the landing, I moved the gear lever from its present position to the opposite, which raised the gear instead of lowering it. The airplane didn't feel right, and the gear warning horn was sounding when I reduced the throttle. Due to my fatigue I was unable to figure out what was wrong and I entered some turbulence just above pattern altitude. I continued the approach in spite of knowing that something was seriously wrong but unable to determine the cause. Actions that might have been taken include returning to a safe altitude and cycling the gear, going through the checklist, calling approach control and talk through the problem with them.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A MOONEY MD20C LANDED GEAR UP. PLT HAD BEEN UNINTENTIONALLY FLYING GEAR DOWN, MOVED GEAR LEVER TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THUS RAISING GEAR.

Narrative: I LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. HERE ARE SOME FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN FLYING A COMPLEX AIRPLANE FOR ONLY 4 MONTHS WITH ONLY A FEW HRS AT NIGHT. I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE MY FATIGUE AFTER A LONG DAY OF BEING AT A MEETING. WHEN DEPARTING FROM THE ARPT, A WX SYS WAS ONLY A FEW MI AWAY, AND I FAILED TO USE MY CHKLIST ON TKOF. DISTR BY THE STORM, I FAILED TO RETRACT THE GEAR. THE RESULTING POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS A CONTINUING CONCERN AND I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A HEADWIND. IN DIVERTING AROUND THE WX SYS I MISTOOK ONE CITY FOR ANOTHER AND WAS THEN CONFUSED ABOUT MY LOCATION. A NEW SIGMET WAS ANNOUNCED AND I DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG TO SORT OUT MY CONFUSION. AS I PREPARED FOR THE LNDG, I MOVED THE GEAR LEVER FROM ITS PRESENT POS TO THE OPPOSITE, WHICH RAISED THE GEAR INSTEAD OF LOWERING IT. THE AIRPLANE DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT, AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS SOUNDING WHEN I REDUCED THE THROTTLE. DUE TO MY FATIGUE I WAS UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND I ENTERED SOME TURB JUST ABOVE PATTERN ALT. I CONTINUED THE APCH IN SPITE OF KNOWING THAT SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. ACTIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TAKEN INCLUDE RETURNING TO A SAFE ALT AND CYCLING THE GEAR, GOING THROUGH THE CHKLIST, CALLING APCH CTL AND TALK THROUGH THE PROB WITH THEM.

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.