Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	138686
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 341 msl bound upper : 4341
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : geg
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	138686
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on an IFR flight, I expected an ILS approach to runway 21 at geg. Shortly before commencing the approach, I was given a visibility approach clearance from geg approach control. It was dark and raining and I was visually searching for the approach end of runway 21. The change of approach distracted me and interrupted my prelndg checklist. I did not put the landing gear down and landed gear up. Damage was limited to bent fairings or cowlings, dented skin, small puncture holes in the skin, ground damage to propeller blades, landing gear and flaps. The cost of repair is less than $25000, and this event was an incident and not an accident under FAA and NTSB definitions (NTSB regulations 830.2 and 830.5). To help prevent similar occurrences, tower controllers could consistently advise 'check gear down.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE ON AN IFR FLT, I EXPECTED AN ILS APCH TO RWY 21 AT GEG. SHORTLY BEFORE COMMENCING THE APCH, I WAS GIVEN A VIS APCH CLRNC FROM GEG APCH CTL. IT WAS DARK AND RAINING AND I WAS VISUALLY SEARCHING FOR THE APCH END OF RWY 21. THE CHANGE OF APCH DISTRACTED ME AND INTERRUPTED MY PRELNDG CHKLIST. I DID NOT PUT THE LNDG GEAR DOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO BENT FAIRINGS OR COWLINGS, DENTED SKIN, SMALL PUNCTURE HOLES IN THE SKIN, GND DAMAGE TO PROP BLADES, LNDG GEAR AND FLAPS. THE COST OF REPAIR IS LESS THAN $25000, AND THIS EVENT WAS AN INCIDENT AND NOT AN ACCIDENT UNDER FAA AND NTSB DEFINITIONS (NTSB REGS 830.2 AND 830.5). TO HELP PREVENT SIMILAR OCCURRENCES, TWR CTLRS COULD CONSISTENTLY ADVISE 'CHK GEAR DOWN.'

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.