GA small aircraft gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	159014
Time
Date	199010
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w66
State Reference	VA
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	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	159014
Events
Anomaly	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:

(Note: this was not an accident or incident as defined in far 830 in that the only damage to the small aircraft was included under the damage listed as not being substantial damage in part 830; i.e., ground damage to propeller, ground off entry step and blade antenna on belly, scraped fairing panels on belly, scraped nose wheel doors. No structural damage requiring major repairs.) I took off in the aircraft to check radios, DME, etc before selling it. A buyer was arriving within a short time of takeoff. I hurried through the radio checks, engine INS and flight INS checks and returned to land. I scanned the parking lot before the office for newly arrived cars, saw one and assumed it was the prospect. I rehearsed what I would tell him about price and my reasoning. I made a normal approach, full flaps, and landed on the centerline, gear up. I had not flown for a yr, having decided to quit flying and sell my aircraft. I was distracted, out of currency (I was alone in the aircraft), and despite about 700 hours in this aircraft west/O incident, forgot to put the gear down. Lesson: if not current and after a long layoff, get a check ride with a CFI.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: (NOTE: THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT AS DEFINED IN FAR 830 IN THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE SMA WAS INCLUDED UNDER THE DAMAGE LISTED AS NOT BEING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN PART 830; I.E., GND DAMAGE TO PROP, GND OFF ENTRY STEP AND BLADE ANTENNA ON BELLY, SCRAPED FAIRING PANELS ON BELLY, SCRAPED NOSE WHEEL DOORS. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIRS.) I TOOK OFF IN THE ACFT TO CHK RADIOS, DME, ETC BEFORE SELLING IT. A BUYER WAS ARRIVING WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF TKOF. I HURRIED THROUGH THE RADIO CHKS, ENG INS AND FLT INS CHKS AND RETURNED TO LAND. I SCANNED THE PARKING LOT BEFORE THE OFFICE FOR NEWLY ARRIVED CARS, SAW ONE AND ASSUMED IT WAS THE PROSPECT. I REHEARSED WHAT I WOULD TELL HIM ABOUT PRICE AND MY REASONING. I MADE A NORMAL APCH, FULL FLAPS, AND LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE, GEAR UP. I HAD NOT FLOWN FOR A YR, HAVING DECIDED TO QUIT FLYING AND SELL MY ACFT. I WAS DISTRACTED, OUT OF CURRENCY (I WAS ALONE IN THE ACFT), AND DESPITE ABOUT 700 HRS IN THIS ACFT W/O INCIDENT, FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. LESSON: IF NOT CURRENT AND AFTER A LONG LAYOFF, GET A CHK RIDE WITH A CFI.

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.