Piper seminole, PA44, pilot inadvertently forgot to put the landing gear down.

Attributes
ACN	548888
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 34
ASRS Report	548888
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger observation : observer other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I took off out of deer valley airport (myself and 1 friend) and proceeded sbound to do a practice approach into scottsdale (VOR a). I was vectored by phx approach and cleared for the approach. During the approach, I proceeded to do the circle-to-land and I did a touch-and-go. After the touch-and-go, I went northbound to the practice area and did a couple steep turns and then I started to set up to do another practice approach and this one was back into deer valley (GPS runway 7R). During the approach, tower advised me to report cegap. While inbound to cegap, I did my before landing checklist up to the gear down since they were going to have me break off the approach. At cegap, they told me to break off the approach and proceed to enter the downwind for runway 25R. While I was on downwind, tower advised me of traffic that turned an early crosswind to enter the downwind in front of me. In the process of looking for this traffic and keeping my separation, I missed the rest of my checklist. During final while I had the power back, I did not receive any indication from the warning horn or light that the gear was not down. By the time I realized that the gear wasn't down it was too late and I couldn't initiate a go around. The plane struck the ground and I did what I could to maintain control. Once the aircraft stopped, I secured the aircraft and exited to the rear. I believe the problem was that I myself was focusing too much on trying to find the aircraft ahead and keeping proper separation. I was looking too much outside the aircraft when I should have been dividing my attention between both outside and inside. In the future, to prevent this from occurring, I will be sure to focus my attention evenly and doublechk and even triplechk the checklist. Deer valley is a training environment and I think that in the future it would be a good habit to teach your students to watch for potential problems in the pattern while they are holding short. Since there were 5 aircraft holding short of the runway and not 1 person spoke up and mentioned anything to tower, I have talked to some people that have been in similar sits and they said most students aren't taught to speak up when something doesn't seem right. In these sits, I think it would help significantly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER SEMINOLE, PA44, PLT INADVERTENTLY FORGOT TO PUT THE LNDG GEAR DOWN.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF OUT OF DEER VALLEY ARPT (MYSELF AND 1 FRIEND) AND PROCEEDED SBOUND TO DO A PRACTICE APCH INTO SCOTTSDALE (VOR A). I WAS VECTORED BY PHX APCH AND CLRED FOR THE APCH. DURING THE APCH, I PROCEEDED TO DO THE CIRCLE-TO-LAND AND I DID A TOUCH-AND-GO. AFTER THE TOUCH-AND-GO, I WENT NBOUND TO THE PRACTICE AREA AND DID A COUPLE STEEP TURNS AND THEN I STARTED TO SET UP TO DO ANOTHER PRACTICE APCH AND THIS ONE WAS BACK INTO DEER VALLEY (GPS RWY 7R). DURING THE APCH, TWR ADVISED ME TO RPT CEGAP. WHILE INBOUND TO CEGAP, I DID MY BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST UP TO THE GEAR DOWN SINCE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE ME BREAK OFF THE APCH. AT CEGAP, THEY TOLD ME TO BREAK OFF THE APCH AND PROCEED TO ENTER THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 25R. WHILE I WAS ON DOWNWIND, TWR ADVISED ME OF TFC THAT TURNED AN EARLY XWIND TO ENTER THE DOWNWIND IN FRONT OF ME. IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR THIS TFC AND KEEPING MY SEPARATION, I MISSED THE REST OF MY CHKLIST. DURING FINAL WHILE I HAD THE PWR BACK, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INDICATION FROM THE WARNING HORN OR LIGHT THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WASN'T DOWN IT WAS TOO LATE AND I COULDN'T INITIATE A GAR. THE PLANE STRUCK THE GND AND I DID WHAT I COULD TO MAINTAIN CTL. ONCE THE ACFT STOPPED, I SECURED THE ACFT AND EXITED TO THE REAR. I BELIEVE THE PROB WAS THAT I MYSELF WAS FOCUSING TOO MUCH ON TRYING TO FIND THE ACFT AHEAD AND KEEPING PROPER SEPARATION. I WAS LOOKING TOO MUCH OUTSIDE THE ACFT WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DIVIDING MY ATTN BTWN BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. IN THE FUTURE, TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING, I WILL BE SURE TO FOCUS MY ATTN EVENLY AND DOUBLECHK AND EVEN TRIPLECHK THE CHKLIST. DEER VALLEY IS A TRAINING ENVIRONMENT AND I THINK THAT IN THE FUTURE IT WOULD BE A GOOD HABIT TO TEACH YOUR STUDENTS TO WATCH FOR POTENTIAL PROBS IN THE PATTERN WHILE THEY ARE HOLDING SHORT. SINCE THERE WERE 5 ACFT HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY AND NOT 1 PERSON SPOKE UP AND MENTIONED ANYTHING TO TWR, I HAVE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN SIMILAR SITS AND THEY SAID MOST STUDENTS AREN'T TAUGHT TO SPEAK UP WHEN SOMETHING DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. IN THESE SITS, I THINK IT WOULD HELP SIGNIFICANTLY.

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.