Narrative:

On may/mon/99, I was flying a commander 114. I requested a vector to and a landing at sanford (sfb) from orlando ATC. ATC instructed me to fly 180 degrees and descend to 1500 ft. ATC informed me that the airport was 5 mi at 12:00 O'clock position and instructed me to change to tower frequency. I contacted tower and was told I was #2 for runway 18L. I told the tower I did not have the airport in sight but as I was reporting this I came in visual of the airport, told them so, and turned to align with runway 18L. At about 3.5 mi on final tower again told me that I was #2 on runway 18L and there was a plane on a left base. I reported to the tower that I had the traffic in sight. I watched the plane on left base turn final and proceeded to land. At the same time, I spotted an additional set of lights to my right that I believed at the time to be a helicopter (it was moving very slowly). This aircraft was flying approximately 140 degrees and was about a 1/2 mi to my right and a 1/2 mi ahead. I immediately informed the tower that I had what I believed to be a helicopter in the pattern with me. The tower then informed me it was not a helicopter and instructed the other aircraft to abort. The other aircraft did change directions, however, they changed to a runway heading. As stated before, this aircraft was moving very slowly. I started applying power to abort and go around when the other aircraft did make a left bank, going away from the pattern. At the time this occurred we were approximately 100-150 ft vertical separation and approximately the same horizontal separation. Once the other aircraft was out of the way, I realigned my aircraft to the runway and was approximately 1/2 mi from the threshold and at 1100 ft. I then reduced power to land on runway 18L and in fact did a gear-up landing. There were no injuries and only minor aircraft damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMANDER 114 PVT PLT LANDS HIS ACFT GEAR UP AT SFB, FL.

Narrative: ON MAY/MON/99, I WAS FLYING A COMMANDER 114. I REQUESTED A VECTOR TO AND A LNDG AT SANFORD (SFB) FROM ORLANDO ATC. ATC INSTRUCTED ME TO FLY 180 DEGS AND DSND TO 1500 FT. ATC INFORMED ME THAT THE ARPT WAS 5 MI AT 12:00 O'CLOCK POS AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CHANGE TO TWR FREQ. I CONTACTED TWR AND WAS TOLD I WAS #2 FOR RWY 18L. I TOLD THE TWR I DID NOT HAVE THE ARPT IN SIGHT BUT AS I WAS RPTING THIS I CAME IN VISUAL OF THE ARPT, TOLD THEM SO, AND TURNED TO ALIGN WITH RWY 18L. AT ABOUT 3.5 MI ON FINAL TWR AGAIN TOLD ME THAT I WAS #2 ON RWY 18L AND THERE WAS A PLANE ON A L BASE. I RPTED TO THE TWR THAT I HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT. I WATCHED THE PLANE ON L BASE TURN FINAL AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. AT THE SAME TIME, I SPOTTED AN ADDITIONAL SET OF LIGHTS TO MY R THAT I BELIEVED AT THE TIME TO BE A HELI (IT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY). THIS ACFT WAS FLYING APPROX 140 DEGS AND WAS ABOUT A 1/2 MI TO MY R AND A 1/2 MI AHEAD. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED THE TWR THAT I HAD WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A HELI IN THE PATTERN WITH ME. THE TWR THEN INFORMED ME IT WAS NOT A HELI AND INSTRUCTED THE OTHER ACFT TO ABORT. THE OTHER ACFT DID CHANGE DIRECTIONS, HOWEVER, THEY CHANGED TO A RWY HEADING. AS STATED BEFORE, THIS ACFT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY. I STARTED APPLYING PWR TO ABORT AND GAR WHEN THE OTHER ACFT DID MAKE A L BANK, GOING AWAY FROM THE PATTERN. AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED WE WERE APPROX 100-150 FT VERT SEPARATION AND APPROX THE SAME HORIZ SEPARATION. ONCE THE OTHER ACFT WAS OUT OF THE WAY, I REALIGNED MY ACFT TO THE RWY AND WAS APPROX 1/2 MI FROM THE THRESHOLD AND AT 1100 FT. I THEN REDUCED PWR TO LAND ON RWY 18L AND IN FACT DID A GEAR-UP LNDG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR ACFT DAMAGE.

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.