AC68 pilot forgot to extend the landing gear.

Attributes
ACN	425498
Time
Date	199901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gri
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commander 680 All Series
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	425498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying the leg from north platte, northeast, to grand island, northeast, on the evening of jan/thu/99. It was about 1000 ft overcast with 3-4 mi visibility with light snow. I received approach clearance about 25 mi out from ZMP. At the time I received clearance I was informed that an air carrier was right behind me coming over from kearney, northeast. The winds were from the south so I was using the VOR runway 13 circle to runway 17 approach. Approximately 10 mi out, center had me change to advisory frequency and told me to cancel as soon as possible because the air carrier was right behind me. After I descended below the cloud deck, I saw the airport about 2-3 mi out and called minneapolis back and canceled IFR. I circled for runway 17 and after rounding out I heard a scraping sound and immediately pulled back on the yoke and looked over and saw that the landing gear was not down. I applied power, became airborne and did a teardrop for runway 35. After landing, I inspected the aircraft and found only minor damage to a couple of antennas on the bottom of the airplane. There was no damage to the skin of the airplane nor to the propellers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AC68 PLT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE LEG FROM NORTH PLATTE, NE, TO GRAND ISLAND, NE, ON THE EVENING OF JAN/THU/99. IT WAS ABOUT 1000 FT OVCST WITH 3-4 MI VISIBILITY WITH LIGHT SNOW. I RECEIVED APCH CLRNC ABOUT 25 MI OUT FROM ZMP. AT THE TIME I RECEIVED CLRNC I WAS INFORMED THAT AN ACR WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME COMING OVER FROM KEARNEY, NE. THE WINDS WERE FROM THE S SO I WAS USING THE VOR RWY 13 CIRCLE TO RWY 17 APCH. APPROX 10 MI OUT, CTR HAD ME CHANGE TO ADVISORY FREQ AND TOLD ME TO CANCEL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE ACR WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME. AFTER I DSNDED BELOW THE CLOUD DECK, I SAW THE ARPT ABOUT 2-3 MI OUT AND CALLED MINNEAPOLIS BACK AND CANCELED IFR. I CIRCLED FOR RWY 17 AND AFTER ROUNDING OUT I HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND LOOKED OVER AND SAW THAT THE LNDG GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. I APPLIED PWR, BECAME AIRBORNE AND DID A TEARDROP FOR RWY 35. AFTER LNDG, I INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO A COUPLE OF ANTENNAS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE SKIN OF THE AIRPLANE NOR TO THE PROPS.

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.