Narrative:

Pilot obtained IFR flight plan for trip from scholes field in galveston to houston southwest airport (axh) in arcola. Pilot was cleared and departed scholes field en route to axh flying at 3000 ft in mostly IFR conditions. Houston approach provided radar vectors on a route around the south of axh to its west side to intercept the localizer for runway 9 at 3000 ft. Approximately 10-15 mi west of axh, ATC cleared small aircraft for the approach (maintain 2100 ft until established, radar service terminated, switch to advisory frequency). Pilot broadcasted his position and intentions, and learned that there were several VFR aircraft already in the pattern for runway 9. Pilot initiated a descent at the FAF by lowering the landing gear. Visual indication of gear down was observed from the 3 green indicator lights on the aircraft panel. The plane broke out of the clouds between 1500-2000 ft. As pilot approached axh, one of the VFR aircraft was already on base for runway 9. Pilot initially intended to make a 360 degree turn to provide spacing, but another aircraft was on downwind leg, so elected instead to break off the approach to the south and return to enter the traffic pattern, broadcasting intentions. On final, within 75 ft of the ground, a landing flare was performed and the aircraft made contact with the ground with landing gear still retracted. (There was no aural alarm.) pilot and passenger immediately exited the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A BEECH 33 FORGOT TO PUT THE LNDG GEAR DOWN AFTER GOING AROUND FOR SEQUENCING IN AN UNCTLED TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: PLT OBTAINED IFR FLT PLAN FOR TRIP FROM SCHOLES FIELD IN GALVESTON TO HOUSTON SOUTHWEST ARPT (AXH) IN ARCOLA. PLT WAS CLRED AND DEPARTED SCHOLES FIELD ENRTE TO AXH FLYING AT 3000 FT IN MOSTLY IFR CONDITIONS. HOUSTON APCH PROVIDED RADAR VECTORS ON A RTE AROUND THE S OF AXH TO ITS W SIDE TO INTERCEPT THE LOC FOR RWY 9 AT 3000 FT. APPROX 10-15 MI W OF AXH, ATC CLRED SMA FOR THE APCH (MAINTAIN 2100 FT UNTIL ESTABLISHED, RADAR SVC TERMINATED, SWITCH TO ADVISORY FREQ). PLT BROADCASTED HIS POS AND INTENTIONS, AND LEARNED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL VFR ACFT ALREADY IN THE PATTERN FOR RWY 9. PLT INITIATED A DSCNT AT THE FAF BY LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. VISUAL INDICATION OF GEAR DOWN WAS OBSERVED FROM THE 3 GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE ACFT PANEL. THE PLANE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS BTWN 1500-2000 FT. AS PLT APCHED AXH, ONE OF THE VFR ACFT WAS ALREADY ON BASE FOR RWY 9. PLT INITIALLY INTENDED TO MAKE A 360 DEG TURN TO PROVIDE SPACING, BUT ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON DOWNWIND LEG, SO ELECTED INSTEAD TO BREAK OFF THE APCH TO THE S AND RETURN TO ENTER THE TFC PATTERN, BROADCASTING INTENTIONS. ON FINAL, WITHIN 75 FT OF THE GND, A LNDG FLARE WAS PERFORMED AND THE ACFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GND WITH LNDG GEAR STILL RETRACTED. (THERE WAS NO AURAL ALARM.) PLT AND PAX IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE ACFT.

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.