GA small aircraft gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	198159
Time
Date	199201
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3ip
State Reference	MO
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 : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 900
ASRS Report	198159
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

I had been taking instrument instruction for approximately 1 1/2 hours, with approachs the main training. We landed. The instructor left for another student. I took off from east at kansas city airport and made an approach for independence airport. Landing gear stuck half way down resulting in damage on impact. If landing gear light was in more visible spot, might have gone around and hand cranked gear down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN TAKING INST INSTRUCTION FOR APPROX 1 1/2 HRS, WITH APCHS THE MAIN TRAINING. WE LANDED. THE INSTRUCTOR LEFT FOR ANOTHER STUDENT. I TOOK OFF FROM E AT KANSAS CITY ARPT AND MADE AN APCH FOR INDEPENDENCE ARPT. LNDG GEAR STUCK HALF WAY DOWN RESULTING IN DAMAGE ON IMPACT. IF LNDG GEAR LIGHT WAS IN MORE VISIBLE SPOT, MIGHT HAVE GONE AROUND AND HAND CRANKED GEAR DOWN.

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.