<< >> NASA ASRS Report 149174, June 1990

Pilot of small aircraft doing simulated short field landing forgets to extend gear resulting in gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	149174
Time
Date	199006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : otm
State Reference	IA
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, Low 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 : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	149174
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	150446
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had been practicing my landing configns. After 1 landing, I took off to attempt a short field landing over an obstacle (both imaginary). Due to focusing on all of the event real and anticipated in this uncommon type of landing, my attention was focused on other matters (including real turbulence). During this sequence it appears, in hindsight, that I missed the flow of 1 important segment in my prelndg checklist. The landing was perfect in every other sense which helped to minimize damage. The landing gear warning horn never went off and the only clear realization of a problem was when the aircraft flared and drifted lower than usual and then made a short, straight slide to a full stop. The only other warnings I had were the fact that I felt somewhat distracted in general and an intuitive feeling just before the flight that all was not well.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA DOING SIMULATED SHORT FIELD LNDG FORGETS TO EXTEND GEAR RESULTING IN GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN PRACTICING MY LNDG CONFIGNS. AFTER 1 LNDG, I TOOK OFF TO ATTEMPT A SHORT FIELD LNDG OVER AN OBSTACLE (BOTH IMAGINARY). DUE TO FOCUSING ON ALL OF THE EVENT REAL AND ANTICIPATED IN THIS UNCOMMON TYPE OF LNDG, MY ATTN WAS FOCUSED ON OTHER MATTERS (INCLUDING REAL TURB). DURING THIS SEQUENCE IT APPEARS, IN HINDSIGHT, THAT I MISSED THE FLOW OF 1 IMPORTANT SEGMENT IN MY PRELNDG CHKLIST. THE LNDG WAS PERFECT IN EVERY OTHER SENSE WHICH HELPED TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. THE LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN NEVER WENT OFF AND THE ONLY CLR REALIZATION OF A PROB WAS WHEN THE ACFT FLARED AND DRIFTED LOWER THAN USUAL AND THEN MADE A SHORT, STRAIGHT SLIDE TO A FULL STOP. THE ONLY OTHER WARNINGS I HAD WERE THE FACT THAT I FELT SOMEWHAT DISTRACTED IN GENERAL AND AN INTUITIVE FEELING JUST BEFORE THE FLT THAT ALL WAS NOT WELL.

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.