Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	205938
Time
Date	199203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stx
State Reference	VI
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
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 1039 flight time type : 248
ASRS Report	205938
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
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 : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When downwind, I was advised of other traffic and looked for it. I was #2 to land. I turned from downwind (270) to right base (360) after landing traffic on final to runway 9 passed me inbound. That landing traffic then was about 2 O'clock from me when on base. I considered spacing adequate. The tower advised me to continue base (360) through runway heading (090) and then perform a 270 to left to runway heading for spacing. I complied. My landing checklist procedure was interrupted by the unanticipated maneuvering request by tower. At the end of the requested maneuver, I was on short final with what appeared to be a normal stabilized approach. I landed gear- up, and the aircraft sustained damage to its propellers and minor skin damage. Suggest tower personnel be reminded that unusual requests on approach may warrant closer than normal surveillance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: WHEN DOWNWIND, I WAS ADVISED OF OTHER TFC AND LOOKED FOR IT. I WAS #2 TO LAND. I TURNED FROM DOWNWIND (270) TO R BASE (360) AFTER LNDG TFC ON FINAL TO RWY 9 PASSED ME INBOUND. THAT LNDG TFC THEN WAS ABOUT 2 O'CLOCK FROM ME WHEN ON BASE. I CONSIDERED SPACING ADEQUATE. THE TWR ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE BASE (360) THROUGH RWY HDG (090) AND THEN PERFORM A 270 TO L TO RWY HDG FOR SPACING. I COMPLIED. MY LNDG CHKLIST PROC WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE UNANTICIPATED MANEUVERING REQUEST BY TWR. AT THE END OF THE REQUESTED MANEUVER, I WAS ON SHORT FINAL WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL STABILIZED APCH. I LANDED GEAR- UP, AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS PROPS AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE. SUGGEST TWR PERSONNEL BE REMINDED THAT UNUSUAL REQUESTS ON APCH MAY WARRANT CLOSER THAN NORMAL SURVEILLANCE.

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.