GA small aircraft propeller struck runway during landing flare with gear up. Made go around to lower gear. Post flight inspection revealed propeller damage.

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Attributes
ACN	110308
Time
Date	198904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geu
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : geu
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 293 flight time type : 176
ASRS Report	110308
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was coming in for landing at glendale airport on runway 19. My descent was 600-800 FPM.I was given a straight in for runway 19 by the tower. As I flared for landing, I heard a loud scraping sound and realized I had not dropped the gear, I added full power for a go around and told the tower I was going to go around. I went around the pattern and dropped the gear at mid field, then landed on runway 19. After landing I saw that the tips of the propellers were bent and went to the tower to tell them. Factors: 2 children talking to me on final, argument with ex-wife before takeoff, possible loss of job on the next work day, did not use a checklist on landing. Corrective action: only fly with a clear head, use a checklist always.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA PROPELLER STRUCK RWY DURING LNDG FLARE WITH GEAR UP. MADE GO AROUND TO LOWER GEAR. POST FLT INSPECTION REVEALED PROPELLER DAMAGE.

Narrative: I WAS COMING IN FOR LNDG AT GLENDALE ARPT ON RWY 19. MY DSCNT WAS 600-800 FPM.I WAS GIVEN A STRAIGHT IN FOR RWY 19 BY THE TWR. AS I FLARED FOR LNDG, I HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND AND REALIZED I HAD NOT DROPPED THE GEAR, I ADDED FULL PWR FOR A GAR AND TOLD THE TWR I WAS GOING TO GO AROUND. I WENT AROUND THE PATTERN AND DROPPED THE GEAR AT MID FIELD, THEN LANDED ON RWY 19. AFTER LNDG I SAW THAT THE TIPS OF THE PROPS WERE BENT AND WENT TO THE TWR TO TELL THEM. FACTORS: 2 CHILDREN TALKING TO ME ON FINAL, ARGUMENT WITH EX-WIFE BEFORE TKOF, POSSIBLE LOSS OF JOB ON THE NEXT WORK DAY, DID NOT USE A CHKLIST ON LNDG. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ONLY FLY WITH A CLEAR HEAD, USE A CHKLIST ALWAYS.

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.