BE99 pilot lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	695334
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Airliner 99
Operating Under FAR Part	other : 105
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 3660 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	695334
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was landing at the ZZZ airport on runway 36 after taking a load of 12 skydivers to 13500 ft MSL. I was operating a beech B99. I was waiting for the aircraft to touch down and was in the flair when the airplane struck the runway. It was at that time I realized that I did not have the landing gear down. As I was entering the traffic pattern I watched a jumper land off the airport. Ensuring the jumper's safety is one of my top priorities as a jump pilot. On the day in question; I flew a normal traffic pattern; turning downwind at 1500 ft AGL. I began to go through my flow pattern checklist; but continued to watch the jumper (and the other skydivers who were landing near the runway) to make sure they were safe while I performed my final checklist. Fatigue may have played a role in the incident. I had only slept for 3 hours the morning of the incident and I had worked all night doing flight standby duty. However; I didn't mention in the statement that I had slept approximately 4 hours the prior evening. I arrived at the airport mid morning on the day of the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE99 PLT LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT THE ZZZ ARPT ON RWY 36 AFTER TAKING A LOAD OF 12 SKYDIVERS TO 13500 FT MSL. I WAS OPERATING A BEECH B99. I WAS WAITING FOR THE ACFT TO TOUCH DOWN AND WAS IN THE FLAIR WHEN THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RWY. IT WAS AT THAT TIME I REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE LNDG GEAR DOWN. AS I WAS ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN I WATCHED A JUMPER LAND OFF THE ARPT. ENSURING THE JUMPER'S SAFETY IS ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES AS A JUMP PLT. ON THE DAY IN QUESTION; I FLEW A NORMAL TFC PATTERN; TURNING DOWNWIND AT 1500 FT AGL. I BEGAN TO GO THROUGH MY FLOW PATTERN CHKLIST; BUT CONTINUED TO WATCH THE JUMPER (AND THE OTHER SKYDIVERS WHO WERE LNDG NEAR THE RWY) TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE SAFE WHILE I PERFORMED MY FINAL CHKLIST. FATIGUE MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE INCIDENT. I HAD ONLY SLEPT FOR 3 HRS THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT AND I HAD WORKED ALL NIGHT DOING FLT STANDBY DUTY. HOWEVER; I DIDN'T MENTION IN THE STATEMENT THAT I HAD SLEPT APPROX 4 HRS THE PRIOR EVENING. I ARRIVED AT THE ARPT MID MORNING ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.