C177 pilot has a gear up landing a cma.

Attributes
ACN	703962
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cma.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 485 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	703962
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I contacted camarillo tower at 9 mi and was told to report back at 3 mi. I was flying west in late afternoon. Conditions were VFR but hazy. When I sighted the runway; I was less than 3 mi out and still at 2000 ft AGL. I contacted the tower and they cleared me to land. I pulled back all power and slipped the airplane to lose altitude. I was also checking for traffic as the airport was pretty busy. I lined up for final and reduced speed to 80 KTS. I dropped flaps 20 degrees and adjusted mixture and propeller; but did not verify the green gear light. I was also keeping my eye on a plane at the hold line that was told to hold short. On flare; tower told me to go around. I reached for the throttle but my propeller struck the runway and I was unable to recover; landing on the runway. During final I did not hear any audible warning about the gear. I will install a mirror under the wing to visually verify gear down. I will verify proper operation of the audible gear warning system with a mechanic. I will take a review/training flight with a CFI to refresh good habits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C177 PLT HAS A GEAR UP LNDG A CMA.

Narrative: I CONTACTED CAMARILLO TWR AT 9 MI AND WAS TOLD TO RPT BACK AT 3 MI. I WAS FLYING W IN LATE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WERE VFR BUT HAZY. WHEN I SIGHTED THE RWY; I WAS LESS THAN 3 MI OUT AND STILL AT 2000 FT AGL. I CONTACTED THE TWR AND THEY CLRED ME TO LAND. I PULLED BACK ALL PWR AND SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE TO LOSE ALT. I WAS ALSO CHKING FOR TFC AS THE ARPT WAS PRETTY BUSY. I LINED UP FOR FINAL AND REDUCED SPD TO 80 KTS. I DROPPED FLAPS 20 DEGS AND ADJUSTED MIXTURE AND PROP; BUT DID NOT VERIFY THE GREEN GEAR LIGHT. I WAS ALSO KEEPING MY EYE ON A PLANE AT THE HOLD LINE THAT WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT. ON FLARE; TWR TOLD ME TO GO AROUND. I REACHED FOR THE THROTTLE BUT MY PROP STRUCK THE RWY AND I WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER; LNDG ON THE RWY. DURING FINAL I DID NOT HEAR ANY AUDIBLE WARNING ABOUT THE GEAR. I WILL INSTALL A MIRROR UNDER THE WING TO VISUALLY VERIFY GEAR DOWN. I WILL VERIFY PROPER OP OF THE AUDIBLE GEAR WARNING SYS WITH A MECH. I WILL TAKE A REVIEW/TRAINING FLT WITH A CFI TO REFRESH GOOD HABITS.

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.