Small aircraft made gear up approach controller issued go around.

Attributes
ACN	270738
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mkg
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mkg tower : hpn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	270738
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

There were 2 airplanes in the pattern doing touch and goes. One was in left traffic while a comanche X was in right traffic and was cleared for his third touch and go. Due to a number of sicks, I was working local and ground combined. Because I was slow earlier in the day and management not wanting to call in overtime, we ran short handed. After the comanche was cleared for the touch and go, and air taxi called for taxi instructions. Because of the airport he was flying to, I had to get a flow release. While flow tried to give me a flow release, I checked back on my pattern traffic. What I saw when I turned was the comanche ready to touch down with gear up. I told him to go around and that his gear was up. I verified he had not hit the runway and cleared him to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA MADE GEAR UP APCH CTLR ISSUED GAR.

Narrative: THERE WERE 2 AIRPLANES IN THE PATTERN DOING TOUCH AND GOES. ONE WAS IN L TFC WHILE A COMANCHE X WAS IN R TFC AND WAS CLRED FOR HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO. DUE TO A NUMBER OF SICKS, I WAS WORKING LCL AND GND COMBINED. BECAUSE I WAS SLOW EARLIER IN THE DAY AND MGMNT NOT WANTING TO CALL IN OVERTIME, WE RAN SHORT HANDED. AFTER THE COMANCHE WAS CLRED FOR THE TOUCH AND GO, AND AIR TAXI CALLED FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. BECAUSE OF THE ARPT HE WAS FLYING TO, I HAD TO GET A FLOW RELEASE. WHILE FLOW TRIED TO GIVE ME A FLOW RELEASE, I CHKED BACK ON MY PATTERN TFC. WHAT I SAW WHEN I TURNED WAS THE COMANCHE READY TO TOUCH DOWN WITH GEAR UP. I TOLD HIM TO GAR AND THAT HIS GEAR WAS UP. I VERIFIED HE HAD NOT HIT THE RWY AND CLRED HIM TO LAND.

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.