Narrative:

This wheels up landing occurred during the morning of the second day of a BFR. The first day was comprised of maps reading, regulations review, airspace familiarity and actual flight into boulder 1v5, jeffco bjc, centennial apa, tri county 48V and longmont 2v2 airports for radio procedures and normal and crosswind lndgs. The second day started at longmont 2v2 runway 29 and field elevation 5050 ft. The plan was to review emergency procedures in the C177RG poh. We left longmont 2v2 at XA00. We climbed to 8000 ft, headed 041 degrees on the 221 degree radial from gll toward greeley weld county airport gxy. We were simulating a wing fire emergency (right wing) with forward sip to runway 34 gxy. We have announced simulating emergency and we got distraction with the traffic at our altitude and vicinity of the airport. As we were looking for the traffic we continued approach to runway 34. There was also turbulence and wind 10 degrees gusting to 20 degrees left quartering headwind. We held 13 inches manifold pressure and 2500 RPM to about 500 ft AGL, at which time power was pulled to idle. The landing gear warning horn was not audible. A wheels up landing was performed with very little visual damage to the aircraft and no injuries to pilot and the passenger. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he totally forgot to use his checklist due to the attempt to sideslip the aircraft down to the runway and the concern for where the reported traffic was during his descent. The instructor pilot giving him his review kept instructing him to aim for the runway numbers and did not know that he had forgotten the gear until sliding on the runway. He did not remember hearing the gear warning horn. The reporter further stated that this is the first time in 700 hours of flying this aircraft that he did not refer to the checklist prior to landing. The aircraft damage was limited to the belly skin rivets heads worn off, antennas broken off, propeller tips curled, engine exhaust stack worn off and engine internal parts require examination for damage due to the propeller stoppage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C177RG OWNER MADE GEAR UP LNDG DURING HIS BFR CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT EVEN THOUGH THE PROP REPAIR AND ENG INSPECTION WILL COST MANY DOLLARS.

Narrative: THIS WHEELS UP LNDG OCCURRED DURING THE MORNING OF THE SECOND DAY OF A BFR. THE FIRST DAY WAS COMPRISED OF MAPS READING, REGS REVIEW, AIRSPACE FAMILIARITY AND ACTUAL FLT INTO BOULDER 1V5, JEFFCO BJC, CENTENNIAL APA, TRI COUNTY 48V AND LONGMONT 2V2 ARPTS FOR RADIO PROCS AND NORMAL AND XWIND LNDGS. THE SECOND DAY STARTED AT LONGMONT 2V2 RWY 29 AND FIELD ELEVATION 5050 FT. THE PLAN WAS TO REVIEW EMER PROCS IN THE C177RG POH. WE LEFT LONGMONT 2V2 AT XA00. WE CLBED TO 8000 FT, HEADED 041 DEGS ON THE 221 DEG RADIAL FROM GLL TOWARD GREELEY WELD COUNTY ARPT GXY. WE WERE SIMULATING A WING FIRE EMER (R WING) WITH FORWARD SIP TO RWY 34 GXY. WE HAVE ANNOUNCED SIMULATING EMER AND WE GOT DISTR WITH THE TFC AT OUR ALT AND VICINITY OF THE ARPT. AS WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE TFC WE CONTINUED APCH TO RWY 34. THERE WAS ALSO TURB AND WIND 10 DEGS GUSTING TO 20 DEGS L QUARTERING HEADWIND. WE HELD 13 INCHES MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND 2500 RPM TO ABOUT 500 FT AGL, AT WHICH TIME PWR WAS PULLED TO IDLE. THE LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN WAS NOT AUDIBLE. A WHEELS UP LNDG WAS PERFORMED WITH VERY LITTLE VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND NO INJURIES TO PLT AND THE PAX. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE TOTALLY FORGOT TO USE HIS CHKLIST DUE TO THE ATTEMPT TO SIDESLIP THE ACFT DOWN TO THE RWY AND THE CONCERN FOR WHERE THE RPTED TFC WAS DURING HIS DSCNT. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT GIVING HIM HIS REVIEW KEPT INSTRUCTING HIM TO AIM FOR THE RWY NUMBERS AND DID NOT KNOW THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN THE GEAR UNTIL SLIDING ON THE RWY. HE DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN. THE RPTR FURTHER STATED THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 700 HRS OF FLYING THIS ACFT THAT HE DID NOT REFER TO THE CHKLIST PRIOR TO LNDG. THE ACFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE BELLY SKIN RIVETS HEADS WORN OFF, ANTENNAS BROKEN OFF, PROP TIPS CURLED, ENG EXHAUST STACK WORN OFF AND ENG INTERNAL PARTS REQUIRE EXAMINATION FOR DAMAGE DUE TO THE PROP STOPPAGE.

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.