Gear up landing by a private pilot in a C210D at a non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	617946
Time
Date	200405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 48v.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6.9 flight time total : 971.3 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	617946
Events
Anomaly	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	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While approaching the airport, I heard another aircraft make a distress call and return to the airport. When I was on downwind, I watched the other aircraft while it was on final making sure it would make a successful landing. This distraction caused me not to select the gear down. After turning base, I watched to make sure the other aircraft landed safely and would clear the runway. While observing the other aircraft, I failed to make a final check of the landing gear and completed the landing, gear up. Damage to the aircraft was minimal. The propeller and bottom of the fuselage sustained the only damage. There were no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG BY A PVT PLT IN A C210D AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING THE ARPT, I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT MAKE A DISTRESS CALL AND RETURN TO THE ARPT. WHEN I WAS ON DOWNWIND, I WATCHED THE OTHER ACFT WHILE IT WAS ON FINAL MAKING SURE IT WOULD MAKE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG. THIS DISTR CAUSED ME NOT TO SELECT THE GEAR DOWN. AFTER TURNING BASE, I WATCHED TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND WOULD CLR THE RWY. WHILE OBSERVING THE OTHER ACFT, I FAILED TO MAKE A FINAL CHK OF THE LNDG GEAR AND COMPLETED THE LNDG, GEAR UP. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS MINIMAL. THE PROP AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED THE ONLY DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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.