Pilot of small aircraft landed gear up.

Attributes
ACN	132077
Time
Date	198912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gmu
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	132077
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had been circling in the area about 2-3 mi north of runway 18 at gmu. I was in radio and radar contact with gmu approach, and had been on the surveillance for about 4 hours. The incident occurred on my return to gmu for fuel. I was cleared to land form my present position (given above). All I had to do was to reduce power and make a straight-in approach to runway 18 at gmu. I was already in a slow flight mode with 20 degree flaps down, so I commenced the approach. There is a small hill located about 1 mi north of the runway 18 approach. I elected to not lower the gear until I passed over the rise. I never again thought about the gear until the aircraft contacted the runway. This aircraft had just been obtained, and was in need of several items of maintenance; i.e., there was no green gear light working, nor was there a gear horn or stall horn operational. I believe had the gear warning horn and the gear down light been working, I would never have had this gear up landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LANDED GEAR UP.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN CIRCLING IN THE AREA ABOUT 2-3 MI N OF RWY 18 AT GMU. I WAS IN RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WITH GMU APCH, AND HAD BEEN ON THE SURVEILLANCE FOR ABOUT 4 HRS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MY RETURN TO GMU FOR FUEL. I WAS CLRED TO LAND FORM MY PRESENT POS (GIVEN ABOVE). ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TO REDUCE PWR AND MAKE A STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO RWY 18 AT GMU. I WAS ALREADY IN A SLOW FLT MODE WITH 20 DEG FLAPS DOWN, SO I COMMENCED THE APCH. THERE IS A SMALL HILL LOCATED ABOUT 1 MI N OF THE RWY 18 APCH. I ELECTED TO NOT LOWER THE GEAR UNTIL I PASSED OVER THE RISE. I NEVER AGAIN THOUGHT ABOUT THE GEAR UNTIL THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RWY. THIS ACFT HAD JUST BEEN OBTAINED, AND WAS IN NEED OF SEVERAL ITEMS OF MAINT; I.E., THERE WAS NO GREEN GEAR LIGHT WORKING, NOR WAS THERE A GEAR HORN OR STALL HORN OPERATIONAL. I BELIEVE HAD THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT BEEN WORKING, I WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD THIS GEAR UP LNDG.

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.