Pilot practicing short field landing on night flight neglects to extend gear.

Attributes
ACN	155161
Time
Date	199008
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdk
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	155161
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure 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:

Local night flight from pdk flew local and came back to land. Slowed down on left base to runway 2L. Added 15 degree of flaps while on base leg. While slowing the aircraft for a short field landing, I became fixated on my airspeed trying to really get the aircraft to its short field approach speed. I forgot the gear on my landing checklist and flew the airplane right onto the runway. Pilot error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LNDG ON NIGHT FLT NEGLECTS TO EXTEND GEAR.

Narrative: LCL NIGHT FLT FROM PDK FLEW LCL AND CAME BACK TO LAND. SLOWED DOWN ON L BASE TO RWY 2L. ADDED 15 DEG OF FLAPS WHILE ON BASE LEG. WHILE SLOWING THE ACFT FOR A SHORT FIELD LNDG, I BECAME FIXATED ON MY AIRSPD TRYING TO REALLY GET THE ACFT TO ITS SHORT FIELD APCH SPD. I FORGOT THE GEAR ON MY LNDG CHKLIST AND FLEW THE AIRPLANE R ONTO THE RWY. PLT ERROR.

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.