Narrative:

On 2/sun/90, I rented a small transport twin from xyz aviation, based at fullerton, ca. I obtained surface WX observations from national WX service (NWS). Fullerton, chino and la verne-brackett field were reporting VFR conditions. I completed a thorough preflight and decided the aircraft was airworthy. Although conditions were reported as VFR, I filed a tower en route IFR flight plan to brackett field. Prior to takeoff, I executed a run-up of the aircraft using the pretkof checklist. Everything normal. The flight was uneventful and I was cleared for the VOR-a approach to brackett field. At the goldi intersection, I slowed the aircraft to 160 mpa and dropped 15 degree flaps. As the aircraft slowed to 140 mph, I put the gear handle down and received a green light. By now, I was on the downwind leg. Later I put 30 degrees and then 45 degree flap on the base and final legs, respectively. While on the downwind, base and final legs, I executed a gump check and all INS indicated a positive landing confign. I was cleared to land, and not until the landing glare and when the flaps started to scrape the runway did I realize the gear had not extended for landing. I maintain centerline to the best of my ability and slid approximately 1000'. Instead of relying on a gump check, I should have relied more upon the landing checklist while preparing to land. It would be ideal to require all aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear to have green lights for all 3 gear instead of just the 1 indicator light, regardless of make and yr model of aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN RENTED SMT TWIN RECIPROCAL LANDED GEAR UP.

Narrative: ON 2/SUN/90, I RENTED A SMT TWIN FROM XYZ AVIATION, BASED AT FULLERTON, CA. I OBTAINED SURFACE WX OBSERVATIONS FROM NATL WX SVC (NWS). FULLERTON, CHINO AND LA VERNE-BRACKETT FIELD WERE RPTING VFR CONDITIONS. I COMPLETED A THOROUGH PREFLT AND DECIDED THE ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WERE RPTED AS VFR, I FILED A TWR ENRTE IFR FLT PLAN TO BRACKETT FIELD. PRIOR TO TKOF, I EXECUTED A RUN-UP OF THE ACFT USING THE PRETKOF CHKLIST. EVERYTHING NORMAL. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND I WAS CLRED FOR THE VOR-A APCH TO BRACKETT FIELD. AT THE GOLDI INTXN, I SLOWED THE ACFT TO 160 MPA AND DROPPED 15 DEG FLAPS. AS THE ACFT SLOWED TO 140 MPH, I PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT. BY NOW, I WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. LATER I PUT 30 DEGS AND THEN 45 DEG FLAP ON THE BASE AND FINAL LEGS, RESPECTIVELY. WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL LEGS, I EXECUTED A GUMP CHK AND ALL INS INDICATED A POSITIVE LNDG CONFIGN. I WAS CLRED TO LAND, AND NOT UNTIL THE LNDG GLARE AND WHEN THE FLAPS STARTED TO SCRAPE THE RWY DID I REALIZE THE GEAR HAD NOT EXTENDED FOR LNDG. I MAINTAIN CENTERLINE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND SLID APPROX 1000'. INSTEAD OF RELYING ON A GUMP CHK, I SHOULD HAVE RELIED MORE UPON THE LNDG CHKLIST WHILE PREPARING TO LAND. IT WOULD BE IDEAL TO REQUIRE ALL ACFT WITH RETRACTABLE TRICYCLE LNDG GEAR TO HAVE GREEN LIGHTS FOR ALL 3 GEAR INSTEAD OF JUST THE 1 INDICATOR LIGHT, REGARDLESS OF MAKE AND YR MODEL OF ACFT.

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