Small aircraft pilot lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	189214
Time
Date	199109
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oh40
State Reference	OH
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 1570 flight time type : 84
ASRS Report	189214
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the day of the incident I flew from wilmington, nc, to wood county, wv, on business and to see a friend. That afternoon my friend wanted me to see his small aircraft-a, so we flew my small aircraft-B to a private strip where he kept his plane. The WX was very hazy, we were having a hard time finding the turf strip. I was flying slower than I normally do, about 110 mph finding the strip I circled the field and made my downwind and then my approach. As I made my approach I found out that the airplane was not slowing down like it should, I pulled the power all the way back to idle. At this point the gear up warning horn did not sound and I proceeded to land thinking the gear was down. As the propeller hit the ground grass hit the windshield. At that time I knew that the gear was up and was committed to land. We skidded to a stop and I shut the gas and battery off and exited the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT I FLEW FROM WILMINGTON, NC, TO WOOD COUNTY, WV, ON BUSINESS AND TO SEE A FRIEND. THAT AFTERNOON MY FRIEND WANTED ME TO SEE HIS SMA-A, SO WE FLEW MY SMA-B TO A PRIVATE STRIP WHERE HE KEPT HIS PLANE. THE WX WAS VERY HAZY, WE WERE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THE TURF STRIP. I WAS FLYING SLOWER THAN I NORMALLY DO, ABOUT 110 MPH FINDING THE STRIP I CIRCLED THE FIELD AND MADE MY DOWNWIND AND THEN MY APCH. AS I MADE MY APCH I FOUND OUT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN LIKE IT SHOULD, I PULLED THE PWR ALL THE WAY BACK TO IDLE. AT THIS POINT THE GEAR UP WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND AND I PROCEEDED TO LAND THINKING THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AS THE PROP HIT THE GND GRASS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AT THAT TIME I KNEW THAT THE GEAR WAS UP AND WAS COMMITTED TO LAND. WE SKIDDED TO A STOP AND I SHUT THE GAS AND BATTERY OFF AND EXITED THE ACFT.

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.