Small aircraft X landed gear up.

Attributes
ACN	277457
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abe
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 105 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	277457
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	277463
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X gear up landing. Pilot failed to pull lever for gear safety feature (horn) failed, did not go off. FAA found wire broken off of switch on throttle for horn. Minimal damage to aircraft no injury. FAA classified as incident. Supplemental information from acn 277463: I was working local control, traffic light to moderate, wanted to get landing aircraft to turn off runway to expedite a departure, when pilot was instructed to turn he was advised he was unable, he had landed gear up. Landing had appeared normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X LANDED GEAR UP.

Narrative: SMA X GEAR UP LNDG. PLT FAILED TO PULL LEVER FOR GEAR SAFETY FEATURE (HORN) FAILED, DID NOT GO OFF. FAA FOUND WIRE BROKEN OFF OF SWITCH ON THROTTLE FOR HORN. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO ACFT NO INJURY. FAA CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 277463: I WAS WORKING LCL CTL, TFC LIGHT TO MODERATE, WANTED TO GET LNDG ACFT TO TURN OFF RWY TO EXPEDITE A DEP, WHEN PLT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN HE WAS ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE, HE HAD LANDED GEAR UP. LNDG HAD APPEARED NORMAL.

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.