Pilot of small transport cpr turbo propeller landed at uncontrolled airport gear up.

Attributes
ACN	165629
Time
Date	199012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : e06
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3900
ASRS Report	165629
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3900
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Descending from altitude over hobbs, NM, an approach was made for landing at lovington. Heading approximately 300 degrees to enter the traffic pattern on a left base for runway 21. Approach flaps 15 degrees on extended base. Prelndg checklist run. 25 degree flaps on base. Calls made on 122.8. Full flaps after turning final. Power reduced from approximately 450 ft/# of torque. Power to idle starting round-out and flare. Landed gear up. Condition levers to cutoff and master switch off. Came to a stop in mowed grass on right side of runway. No injuries, no fire. Neither the flap warning system nor the throttle activated warning worked. Somehow--and I believe that a complete failure of the autoplt system (and having to hand-fly a high performance turboprop above FL240) and persistent (but manageable) trouble with the beta/reverse feature of 1 engine combined to present a subtle distraction at the end of 4 legs--I failed to extend the gear before T/D, even missing that item on the checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT CPR TURBO PROP LANDED AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT GEAR UP.

Narrative: DSNDING FROM ALT OVER HOBBS, NM, AN APCH WAS MADE FOR LNDG AT LOVINGTON. HDG APPROX 300 DEGS TO ENTER THE TFC PATTERN ON A LEFT BASE FOR RWY 21. APCH FLAPS 15 DEGS ON EXTENDED BASE. PRELNDG CHKLIST RUN. 25 DEG FLAPS ON BASE. CALLS MADE ON 122.8. FULL FLAPS AFTER TURNING FINAL. PWR REDUCED FROM APPROX 450 FT/# OF TORQUE. PWR TO IDLE STARTING ROUND-OUT AND FLARE. LANDED GEAR UP. CONDITION LEVERS TO CUTOFF AND MASTER SWITCH OFF. CAME TO A STOP IN MOWED GRASS ON RIGHT SIDE OF RWY. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE. NEITHER THE FLAP WARNING SYS NOR THE THROTTLE ACTIVATED WARNING WORKED. SOMEHOW--AND I BELIEVE THAT A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOPLT SYS (AND HAVING TO HAND-FLY A HIGH PERFORMANCE TURBOPROP ABOVE FL240) AND PERSISTENT (BUT MANAGEABLE) TROUBLE WITH THE BETA/REVERSE FEATURE OF 1 ENG COMBINED TO PRESENT A SUBTLE DISTR AT THE END OF 4 LEGS--I FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BEFORE T/D, EVEN MISSING THAT ITEM ON THE CHKLIST.

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.