Narrative:

Departed tipton (fme), md, airport to mid-atlantic (W73), PA, to visit friends and go to a local outside event. Departed W73 at about XA30 to drop off 1 passenger at carroll county (dmw), md, airport. While at dmw, took various kids up for a plane ride. Did a couple of full stops at airport. Departed carroll county airport for return to tipton. While on downwind during landing check, my son asked several questions, and I stopped to answer him, not doublechking the checklist. I was also wearing for the first time a new set of anr headsets. I was getting ready to land and, like before, thought everything was checked. As touchdown came, I noticed the propellers striking the ground and realizing what happened, pulled power all the way off and settled the plane down on its belly. No one was injured and damage to aircraft minimal. I notified the FAA of the incident and they concluded that it was pilot error and no further actions were taken. Looking back at the situation, I realize that the following events all led up to my situation. The day was hot and humid in which I stayed active all day. By the day's end, I was getting run down and looking forward to getting home. The new headsets make everything quieter and I didn't notice the throttle back alarm. Not doublechking the landing checklist after being distraction was my final error. I have learned from this incident and feel that it all could have been avoided if I would have ensured that I was not run down, dehydrated, or was more used to the new headsets. I should have had avionics install an audio warning system through the intercom system. Most of all I should have doublechked and rechked the checklist.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY M20C PVT PLT LANDS GEAR UP AFTER A LONG DAY OF DEMO FLTS, RETURNING TO HOME BASE AT FME, MD.

Narrative: DEPARTED TIPTON (FME), MD, ARPT TO MID-ATLANTIC (W73), PA, TO VISIT FRIENDS AND GO TO A LCL OUTSIDE EVENT. DEPARTED W73 AT ABOUT XA30 TO DROP OFF 1 PAX AT CARROLL COUNTY (DMW), MD, ARPT. WHILE AT DMW, TOOK VARIOUS KIDS UP FOR A PLANE RIDE. DID A COUPLE OF FULL STOPS AT ARPT. DEPARTED CARROLL COUNTY ARPT FOR RETURN TO TIPTON. WHILE ON DOWNWIND DURING LNDG CHK, MY SON ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS, AND I STOPPED TO ANSWER HIM, NOT DOUBLECHKING THE CHKLIST. I WAS ALSO WEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME A NEW SET OF ANR HEADSETS. I WAS GETTING READY TO LAND AND, LIKE BEFORE, THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS CHKED. AS TOUCHDOWN CAME, I NOTICED THE PROPS STRIKING THE GND AND REALIZING WHAT HAPPENED, PULLED PWR ALL THE WAY OFF AND SETTLED THE PLANE DOWN ON ITS BELLY. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND DAMAGE TO ACFT MINIMAL. I NOTIFIED THE FAA OF THE INCIDENT AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS PLT ERROR AND NO FURTHER ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. LOOKING BACK AT THE SIT, I REALIZE THAT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ALL LED UP TO MY SIT. THE DAY WAS HOT AND HUMID IN WHICH I STAYED ACTIVE ALL DAY. BY THE DAY'S END, I WAS GETTING RUN DOWN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING HOME. THE NEW HEADSETS MAKE EVERYTHING QUIETER AND I DIDN'T NOTICE THE THROTTLE BACK ALARM. NOT DOUBLECHKING THE LNDG CHKLIST AFTER BEING DISTR WAS MY FINAL ERROR. I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS INCIDENT AND FEEL THAT IT ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I WOULD HAVE ENSURED THAT I WAS NOT RUN DOWN, DEHYDRATED, OR WAS MORE USED TO THE NEW HEADSETS. I SHOULD HAVE HAD AVIONICS INSTALL AN AUDIO WARNING SYS THROUGH THE INTERCOM SYS. MOST OF ALL I SHOULD HAVE DOUBLECHKED AND RECHKED THE CHKLIST.

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.