GA small aircraft gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	107280
Time
Date	198903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : to4 airport : t04
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yyz
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 435
ASRS Report	107280
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed aircraft with gear retracted. Landing gear switch was placed in down position. Circuit breaker opened, pilot failed to observe gear did not go down. This can be avoided by proper use of 'check list' prior to landing, by the pilot. This incident occurred while landing my aircraft at an airport other than my home base. While making an approach (VFR) to georgetown tx municipal airport, I placed the gear switch in the down position. I overlooked the 'C/B' for the landing gear had opened and continued to land damaging (minor damage) the aircraft. There was no damage to the runway and the company bidding to repair the aircraft said there is no structural damage to the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following information. The reporter has asked to have the gear warning circuit checked while the aircraft is being repaired but has not received an answer he says he did not hear a gear warning but is not sure whether it sounded or not. All agree gear power and warning should be separate C/B.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: LANDED ACFT WITH GEAR RETRACTED. LNDG GEAR SWITCH WAS PLACED IN DOWN POSITION. CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED, PLT FAILED TO OBSERVE GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN. THIS CAN BE AVOIDED BY PROPER USE OF 'CHK LIST' PRIOR TO LNDG, BY THE PLT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE LNDG MY ACFT AT AN ARPT OTHER THAN MY HOME BASE. WHILE MAKING AN APCH (VFR) TO GEORGETOWN TX MUNICIPAL ARPT, I PLACED THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POS. I OVERLOOKED THE 'C/B' FOR THE LNDG GEAR HAD OPENED AND CONTINUED TO LAND DAMAGING (MINOR DAMAGE) THE ACFT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RWY AND THE COMPANY BIDDING TO REPAIR THE ACFT SAID THERE IS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING INFO. THE RPTR HAS ASKED TO HAVE THE GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT CHKED WHILE THE ACFT IS BEING REPAIRED BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER HE SAYS HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING BUT IS NOT SURE WHETHER IT SOUNDED OR NOT. ALL AGREE GEAR PWR AND WARNING SHOULD BE SEPARATE C/B.

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.