A piper PA-30 on takeoff roll a passenger observed key ring and keys hanging out of cargo compartment door lock. Pilot rejected takeoff with landing gear up incurring aircraft damage.

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Attributes
ACN	524978
Time
Date	200109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	524978
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While packing baggage into aircraft, I apparently left my key ring with multiple keys, in the exterior door lock. Upon takeoff, my son observed the keys banging on the side of the fuselage. With 2/3 of the runway left in front of me and altitude of only 100 ft, I felt I could land straight ahead. At that time I closed the throttles, but the gear was already retracted and I failed to select gear down before contacting runway. I settled back on the runway, gear retracted and slid to a stop. Both propellers were bent and skin on the belly was damaged. The FAA was notified as well as airport management state police, etc. No injuries, minor damage to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA-30 ON TKOF ROLL A PAX OBSERVED KEY RING AND KEYS HANGING OUT OF CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR LOCK. PLT REJECTED TKOF WITH LNDG GEAR UP INCURRING ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: WHILE PACKING BAGGAGE INTO ACFT, I APPARENTLY LEFT MY KEY RING WITH MULTIPLE KEYS, IN THE EXTERIOR DOOR LOCK. UPON TKOF, MY SON OBSERVED THE KEYS BANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. WITH 2/3 OF THE RWY LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND ALTITUDE OF ONLY 100 FT, I FELT I COULD LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. AT THAT TIME I CLOSED THE THROTTLES, BUT THE GEAR WAS ALREADY RETRACTED AND I FAILED TO SELECT GEAR DOWN BEFORE CONTACTING RWY. I SETTLED BACK ON THE RWY, GEAR RETRACTED AND SLID TO A STOP. BOTH PROPS WERE BENT AND SKIN ON THE BELLY WAS DAMAGED. THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED AS WELL AS ARPT MANAGEMENT STATE POLICE, ETC. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO 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.