Gear-up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	128081
Time
Date	198911
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1n7
State Reference	NJ
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	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
ASRS Report	128081
Events
Anomaly	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:

Upon descent from altitude, I noticed my electric trim wasn't functioning. I attempted to engage trim annunciator. By this time I had arrived at airport. Another aircraft was approaching from the west but was much slower. I announced a x-field turn and then entered downwind ahead of the slower aircraft. During this time I had begun to slow with application of flaps. Upon entering downwind I began looking for other aircraft. I started through base and into final, and as a result of having been preoccupied with the electric trim and other aircraft events, I forgot to both gump and follow the checklist, and made a very smooth landing west/O benefit of wheels.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR-UP LNDG.

Narrative: UPON DSCNT FROM ALT, I NOTICED MY ELECTRIC TRIM WASN'T FUNCTIONING. I ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE TRIM ANNUNCIATOR. BY THIS TIME I HAD ARRIVED AT ARPT. ANOTHER ACFT WAS APCHING FROM THE W BUT WAS MUCH SLOWER. I ANNOUNCED A X-FIELD TURN AND THEN ENTERED DOWNWIND AHEAD OF THE SLOWER ACFT. DURING THIS TIME I HAD BEGUN TO SLOW WITH APPLICATION OF FLAPS. UPON ENTERING DOWNWIND I BEGAN LOOKING FOR OTHER ACFT. I STARTED THROUGH BASE AND INTO FINAL, AND AS A RESULT OF HAVING BEEN PREOCCUPIED WITH THE ELECTRIC TRIM AND OTHER ACFT EVENTS, I FORGOT TO BOTH GUMP AND FOLLOW THE CHKLIST, AND MADE A VERY SMOOTH LNDG W/O BENEFIT OF WHEELS.

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.