GA small aircraft gear up landing at an airport near den.

Attributes
ACN	150010
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2v2
State Reference	CO
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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	150010
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:

Distracted while and even before entering the pattern. Was unfamiliar with the idented fix. When I did identify, there was a plane at my 9 O'clock position that caught my attention. I was unclr about the intentions of the plane as I had already idented the #1 aircraft on downwind I was to follow. As I was about to call the tower, the other plane turned base. I then extended downwind, turned base, then final. I was concerned that the plane on final would not clear in time, but it did. The first thing I knew something was wrong was the scraping of metal. Contributing factors include having allowed myself to become distraction, not calling up to check on the specific fix in question. In addition, I have been renting a variety of planes, fixed and retract. With few hours in this plane even though I had a chkout, I was not yet comfortable. Also, a minor comment, the gear retract knob is in size and appearance on this aircraft, almost an after thought. While it is clearly my responsibility to identify the fixes and other aircraft, perhaps more work needs to be done when blending traffic. Also, there is supposed to be a warning horn for the gear. The horn did not sound, yet the plane had an annual just 2 or 3 months previously, and I question whether the horn is part of the inspection when the gear is checked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG AT AN ARPT NEAR DEN.

Narrative: DISTRACTED WHILE AND EVEN BEFORE ENTERING THE PATTERN. WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE IDENTED FIX. WHEN I DID IDENT, THERE WAS A PLANE AT MY 9 O'CLOCK POS THAT CAUGHT MY ATTN. I WAS UNCLR ABOUT THE INTENTIONS OF THE PLANE AS I HAD ALREADY IDENTED THE #1 ACFT ON DOWNWIND I WAS TO FOLLOW. AS I WAS ABOUT TO CALL THE TWR, THE OTHER PLANE TURNED BASE. I THEN EXTENDED DOWNWIND, TURNED BASE, THEN FINAL. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PLANE ON FINAL WOULD NOT CLR IN TIME, BUT IT DID. THE FIRST THING I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS THE SCRAPING OF METAL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE HAVING ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME DISTR, NOT CALLING UP TO CHK ON THE SPECIFIC FIX IN QUESTION. IN ADDITION, I HAVE BEEN RENTING A VARIETY OF PLANES, FIXED AND RETRACT. WITH FEW HRS IN THIS PLANE EVEN THOUGH I HAD A CHKOUT, I WAS NOT YET COMFORTABLE. ALSO, A MINOR COMMENT, THE GEAR RETRACT KNOB IS IN SIZE AND APPEARANCE ON THIS ACFT, ALMOST AN AFTER THOUGHT. WHILE IT IS CLRLY MY RESPONSIBILITY TO IDENT THE FIXES AND OTHER ACFT, PERHAPS MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE WHEN BLENDING TFC. ALSO, THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A WARNING HORN FOR THE GEAR. THE HORN DID NOT SOUND, YET THE PLANE HAD AN ANNUAL JUST 2 OR 3 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, AND I QUESTION WHETHER THE HORN IS PART OF THE INSPECTION WHEN THE GEAR IS CHKED.

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.