GA small aircraft gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	104850
Time
Date	198902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : see
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	104850
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed complex small aircraft gear up. Failed to lower gear due to preoccupation with new autoplt. Have been flying same plane for 10 yrs with no incidents, had been cycling gear while airborne to check effect on altitude hold function of autoplt. Thought gear was down, but was having difficulty with descent on localizer with autoplt and did not check for gear down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: LANDED COMPLEX SMA GEAR UP. FAILED TO LOWER GEAR DUE TO PREOCCUPATION WITH NEW AUTOPLT. HAVE BEEN FLYING SAME PLANE FOR 10 YRS WITH NO INCIDENTS, HAD BEEN CYCLING GEAR WHILE AIRBORNE TO CHK EFFECT ON ALT HOLD FUNCTION OF AUTOPLT. THOUGHT GEAR WAS DOWN, BUT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH DSCNT ON LOC WITH AUTOPLT AND DID NOT CHK FOR GEAR DOWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.